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No, INEC did not confirm Nenadi Usman as LP chairperson

A claim that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Nenadi Usman as the chairperson of the Labour Party has gone viral online. An...

Tinubu’s aide shares misleading image to falsely portray Obi’s record

Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant on Media to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recently shared two contrasting images on X (formerly Twitter) to compare water transportation...

False claims that El-Rufai defects to PDP circulate on X

CLAIMS that Nasir El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna State and key figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defected to the Peoples...

Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023

NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...

2023 election: How false attributions on social media contribute to misinformation

As part of their strategy to undermine Nigeria's 2023 general elections, fake news merchants are now attributing unfounded statements to public figures to dissuade...

2023 election: How dearth of data threatens fact-checking, exposes citizens to political misinformation in Nigeria

ON August 20, 2022, the presidential candidate of Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen said Nigeria has about 350,000 police personnel while speaking about his plan...

Empowering citizens with basic verification skills key to fighting political misinformation ― Experts

EMPHASIS has again been placed on the need to empower the citizens with basic verification skills in order to fight against political misinformation and...

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Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits

A video circulating on social media claims to show...

Viral video of Nnamdi Kanu’s release is from 2017

A claim that Nnamdi Kanu has been released has...

IFCN condemns U.S. visa crackdown targeting fact-checkers, others

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has condemned the United...

Viral images do not show recently kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls

An X user @Ishaqsamaila5, posted two images showing school...

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Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits

A video circulating on social media claims to show...

Viral video of Nnamdi Kanu’s release is from 2017

A claim that Nnamdi Kanu has been released has...

IFCN condemns U.S. visa crackdown targeting fact-checkers, others

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has condemned the United...

Viral images do not show recently kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls

An X user @Ishaqsamaila5, posted two images showing school...