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2023 Election: Did Obasanjo hire Russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi?

Elections Theophilus Adedokun - May 7, 2023 0

Several social media posts have claimed that former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has flown in a Russia-based lawyer to reclaim the mandate of the...

Viral photo does not show wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

General Fatimah Quadri - May 6, 2023 0

A claim that the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nine years ago has been found under an ocean with no human skeleton in...

Virginia Etiaba is not the first female deputy governor in Nigeria

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - May 6, 2023 0

ON May 1, 2023, a Twitter user, Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) claimed that Virginia Etiaba, who served as Peter Obi's deputy during his time as...

Obinna Nwosu makes false claim about Indomie production

Health Nurudeen Akewushola - May 6, 2023 0

ON May 1, 2023, Obinna Nwosu, a House of Representatives candidate for African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abia State at the just concluded general...

Limited human resources is hindering fight against misinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - May 4, 2023 0

LACK of enough human resources is affecting the capacities fact-checking organisations to tackle misinformation effectively, a report by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has...

Fact-checking Buhari’s claims on Nigerian Army’s progress

Security Fatimah Quadri and Nurudeen Akewushola - May 2, 2023 1

Following the Nigerian Army’s Unveiling and Presentation of New Colours ceremony held on April 27, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari made several claims regarding Nigeria’s...

Shettima makes false claim about Tinubu on first female deputy governor, state chief judge

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - May 2, 2023 0

THE vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima has claimed that the first person to have a woman as deputy governor and also appoint a woman as a...

Viral image of Peter Obi with Tinubu is photoshopped

General Fatimah Quadri - April 29, 2023 0

A photo of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and President-elect Bola Tinubu with speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,...

Abike Dabiri-Erewa makes false claim about richest man in Sudan

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - April 27, 2023 0

THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has claimed that the richest man in Sudan is a Nigerian. Abike...

NUJ bemoans increased fake news on social media

News Nurudeen Akewushola - April 27, 2023 0

THE Nigeria Union of Journalists has expressed concern over the increasing prevalence of false information on social media calling on Nigeria's media to take...