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Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - November 22, 2023 0

THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...

NOA makes false claim about first female First Class Physics graduate in Sokoto university

General Nurudeen Akewushola - November 20, 2023 0

THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has claimed that Zainab Abdullahi Bashir is the first female student to graduate with first class honours at the...

Skit video showing EFCC officials being harassed by military personnel goes viral

General Fatimah Quadri - November 20, 2023 0

A video showing some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) engaged in a brawl with two men in military uniform has...

Analysing the influence of gendered disinformation in Nigeria

Insights Fatimah Quadri - November 20, 2023 0

IN the build-up to the 2023 Lagos State Governorship election, a photo of a lady smoking hookah in the club went viral on social...

No! Video does not show Dino Melaye fainted after Kogi governorship election

Elections Shereefdeen Ahmad - November 20, 2023 0

A video clip showing the candidate of the People Democratic Party(PDP) in Kogi State governorship election, Dino Melaye, has surfaced on Facebook with the...

How true is the claim that Palm Oil can be used to lubricate automobiles?

Science Funmilola Afolabi - November 20, 2023 0

On October 31, 2023, a Facebook user Gloryworldtv1 posted a 1 minute 17 seconds video claiming that palm oil can be used as lubricant...

Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria

Health Fatimah Quadri - November 19, 2023 0

A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...

Fact-checking GRV’s claim on increased price of PMS under Tinubu government

Business Nurudeen Akewushola - November 19, 2023 0

ON November 15, 2023, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state during the 2023 general election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, claimed that the...

How accurate is Obi’s claim on Nigeria’s public debt profile?

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - November 19, 2023 0

PETER Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has claimed that Nigeria’s debt profile rose from N12.6 trillion in...

Key Nigerian political figures fact-checked during off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 18, 2023 0

SOME influential Nigerian politicians shared false information in the build-up, amid and after the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi states held...