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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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AI-generated video falsely presented as Rihanna tribute to Diogo Jota

A claim that Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty, popularly known...

Are these photos of university hostels in Ghana?

AN X user, @Millishield01, posted four pictures on the...

No, video does NOT show Nigerian Liverpool fans mourning Diogo Jota

A video showing a group of Liverpool supporters marching...

Video claiming vigilante – herder clash in Benue is MISLEADING

A video claiming to depict an ongoing clash between...

Old video of Atiku shared as comment on ADC presidential ticket

A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President...

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AI-generated video falsely presented as Rihanna tribute to Diogo Jota

A claim that Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty, popularly known...

Are these photos of university hostels in Ghana?

AN X user, @Millishield01, posted four pictures on the...

No, video does NOT show Nigerian Liverpool fans mourning Diogo Jota

A video showing a group of Liverpool supporters marching...

Video claiming vigilante – herder clash in Benue is MISLEADING

A video claiming to depict an ongoing clash between...

Old video of Atiku shared as comment on ADC presidential ticket

A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President...