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Video of DSS barring lawmakers from entering National Assembly is over 4 years old

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - February 16, 2023 0

A video showing some lawmakers at the entrance of Nigeria's legislative complex in Abuja has circulated online with a claim that the Department of...

2023: Nigerian fact-checkers deploy Full Fact’s AI tools to combat election-related misinformation

News Faith Abeka - February 15, 2023 0

FULL Fact, a UK-based fact-checking organisation, has partnered with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition (NFC) to promote credibility of information available in public space during...

ICIR, FactCheckHub train FCT teachers, students on fact-checking

News Faith Abeka - February 14, 2023 0

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 trained some teachers and students of Government...

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

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - February 13, 2023 0

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...

Tems is not first Nigerian female singer to win Grammy Awards

General Faith Abeka - February 13, 2023 0

A claim has circulated online that Tems is the first Nigerian female singer to win the Grammy Awards. The claim, as published by an online...

Festus Keyamo shares misleading photo to depict APC campaign rally in Sokoto

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - February 12, 2023 0

THE spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has shared a photo that shows an aerial image of crowd...

How Charly Boy spreads disinformation to promote Peter Obi’s candidacy

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - February 12, 2023 0

NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa also known as Charly Boy, is fond of using manipulated videos and photos to promote the presidential bid...

No, photo does not show Mamman Daura giving orders to Emefiele

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - February 12, 2023 0

A popular columnist with The Nation newspaper, Sam Omatseye has tweeted a photo with a claim that it shows Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew,...

Fact-checking Peter Obi’s claim on monthly salary of professors in Nigeria

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri - February 11, 2023 0

PETER Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 general election, has claimed that a Professor in the country receives N400,000 as monthly salary,...

Fact-checking three Lagos gubernatorial candidates at ‘The Platform’ debate

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola, Fatimah Quadri, Raji Olatunji, Abisola Olasupo, Hannah Ojo-Ajakaiye, Catherine Adeniyi, Elizabeth Ogunbamowo, Lois Ugbede, Motunrayo Joel and Silas Jonathan - February 5, 2023 0

THREE gubernatorial candidates in Lagos state on Sunday, 29th of January, 2023 spoke about their plans at a debate organised by The Platform on...