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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...

Fake Nigerian police recruitment websites circulate online

General Fatimah Quadri - November 17, 2023 0

FAKE and phishing websites are circulating widely on the internet following the commencement of the recruitment process for constables and specialists of the Nigeria...

IFCN awards $1million to 20 fact-checking organizations to expand operations

News Fatimah Quadri - November 17, 2023 0

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded a total of $1 million in funding to twenty organizations to improve the...

Viral video of UN drone crash is over 9 years old!

Security Fatimah Quadri - November 16, 2023 0

A claim that a United Nations (UN) drone loaded with gold, foreign currencies, guns, and parachutes that crash-landed in the Northern part of Kivu-Goma,...