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

Elections Raji Olatunji - November 19, 2022 0

AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, made an appearance at a town hall...

Unrelated video used to depict Nigerian Senator hiding stacks of money in house

Elections Editorial - November 14, 2022 0

By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. Claim A LinkedIn user alleged that Orji Uzor Kalu, a serving Senator and former Governor of Abia State, is hiding stacks of...

Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition joins Arise News presidential town hall series

News Raji Olatunji - November 13, 2022 0

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has announced that it has joined the Presidential Town Hall series being hosted by the Arise TV News. A statement...

2023: How El-Rufai’s arrest during 2013 Anambra election spurs misinformation online

Insights Raji Olatunji - November 10, 2022 0

KADUNA State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claimed that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at the time he was governor...

Africa Facts Summit 2022: Experts call for increased use of radio for media literacy

News Olugbenga ADANIKIN - November 9, 2022 0

FACT-CHECKERS in Africa have been urged to use radio broadcasts more for media literacy as part of strategies towards combating misinformation in the continent....

False claim circulates that Didier Drogba has converted to Islam

General Nurudeen Akewushola - November 9, 2022 0

AN image showing a retired professional Ivorian footballer, Didier Drogba, raising his hands has circulated online with a claim that the footballer has converted...

False claim that Nyesom Wike has defected to APC resurfaces online

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 4, 2022 0

A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a virtual meeting has resurfaced online with a claim that he has defected...

Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news

News Nurudeen Akewushola - November 3, 2022 0

NIGERIA's minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the ministry of information and...