Home404

Error 404 - not found

We couldn't find what you're looking for. Browse our latest stories or try searching using the form below:

Fact Guage:

Video of crowd fleeing their homes is from Burkina Faso not Zamfara

AN X user, Serah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), has posted a video showing a huge crowd of mostly women with a claim that the footage shows...

No! Opay is not exiting Nigeria

A viral claim that Opay has reportedly announced its decision to exit Nigeria has been circulating on WhatsApp. The claim was contained in a WhatsApp...

How ICIR-led fact-checking clubs in Nigerian universities are taking media literacy campaigns to grassroots

In an era where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy (CMPML) project of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting...

Maria Ressa, Levitsky, others headline GlobalFact 11 as keynote speakers

Maria Ressa, a Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Global Fact-Checking Summit tagged...

Fact-checking claims about companies that have exited Nigeria under Tinubu presidency

AN X user, @Irunnia_ has listed eight companies that have allegedly left Nigeria since Bola Ahmed Tinubu became Nigeria's president in May 2023. Nigeria has...

Deceptive crypto platforms use celebrities’ images to defraud people on X – Report

A new report by Maldita.es has exposed a widespread scam on X (formerly Twitter) targeting users with fake cryptocurrency investments.  The report revealed that the...

Online tools to identify and counter misinformation on the internet

IN an era where misinformation proliferates online, the need for effective tools to identify and counter false information has become increasingly urgent. From fact-checking platforms...

TikTok begins auto-labelling of AI-generated content

TIKTOK has commenced automatically labelling of videos and images made with artificial intelligence (AI). The Chinese-owned short-form video-sharing platform disclosed this in a statement recently. The...

Claim that Fubara is wanted by EFCC resurfaces online

A claim that the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resurfaced online. The...

Nine open source tools for analysing satellite images

SATELLITE imagery has become an invaluable resource for journalists, providing verifiable proof of events, especially in regions where access is limited due to censorship...

Most Read

Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Ekiti 2026 governorship election

AHEAD of the Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election slated...

How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria

THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people...

No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door

A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a...

Recent Check

Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Ekiti 2026 governorship election

AHEAD of the Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election slated...

How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria

THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people...

No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door

A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a...