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False Claim on Tinubu attributed to the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition

News Opeyemi Kehinde - December 16, 2022 0

THE attention of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has been drawn to a disturbing false claim attributed to our team of fact-checkers. The bogus fact-check...

Viral video does not show APC national chairman being stripped naked in Nasarawa

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - December 10, 2022 0

A viral video showing a man being assaulted has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress...

2023 polls: CDD unveils ‘war room’ to tackle political misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - December 10, 2022 0

THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has unveiled an election war room to tackle misinformation and fish out its purveyors ahead of Nigeria's...

2023 elections: Don tasks media practitioners to shun fake news

News Raji Olatunji - December 10, 2022 0

AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, media practitioners in the country have been tasked to shun fake news to avoid confusing Nigerians during the...

Disinformation in Brazil election: Lessons for Nigeria ahead of 2023 polls

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde - December 8, 2022 0

For fact-checkers across the world, election season comes with an enormous task, as it is often characterised by misinformation and disinformation. And the October...

No, Video does not show Reno Omokri campaigning in support of Tinubu at Chatham House

Elections Olugbenga ADANIKIN - December 5, 2022 0

ON Monday, December 5, 2022, a viral video shared by The Nation Newspaper claimed that a former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri,...

Google, YouTube partner IFCN to support global fact-checking initiatives with $13.2m grant

News Faith Abeka - November 29, 2022 0

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has announced a partnership with Google and YouTube to support the fight against misinformation globally. A statement on Tuesday from...

Fact-checking Obi’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 25, 2022 0

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, November 21, 2022 made several claims on the situation of the country and...

Fact-checking Kwankwaso’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 22, 2022 0

AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday made several claims...

Fact-checking Sowore’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 19, 2022 0

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday made several claims on the situation of the country and his plans...