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Economy
False claim circulates that Nigeria’s State House set out N1.7bn for refreshment in 2022 budget
A TWITTER user, Health is wealth, with the user ID @AdenikeAwe1 on Monday, January 10, 2022 claimed that Nigeria's State House, otherwise known as...
News
Nigerian government charges radio stations to shun fake news
The Nigerian Government has charged radio stations in the country to abstain from fake news and to ensure that only credible and factual information...
Economy
Nigerian journalist makes false claims over numbers of U.S. refineries
A NIGERIAN broadcast journalist, Oseni Rufai, on Sunday, January 30, 2022 claimed that there are over 136 refineries in the United States of America,...
Elections
Old photo of accidented truck laden with brooms resurfaces online
AHEAD of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention slated for February 26, 2022, a photo of a truck that fell and spilt the brooms...
Insights
Nigerian Senate lied about petition against APC member’s nomination as INEC commissioner
THE NIGERIAN Senate lied in its claim that it was not aware of a petition against the nomination of an alleged card-carrying member of...
General
Doctored image of P-Square wearing Biafra outfits circulates online
AN IMAGE showing Nigerian artistes Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly called P-Square, dressed in sweatshirts with colours of the Biafran flag has been shared...
Insights
Election: Do PVCs have expiry date?
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in a viral video, claimed that the current Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by...
General
Fake 2022 NYSC mobilisation memo circulates online
A circular alleged to be from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been shared multiple times online, claiming it is the timetable for...
General
Viral photo of rice pyramid built with wood not recent
A photo of filled bags stacked as pyramids supported by a wooden scaffold has been shared multiple times online, claiming it is the rice...
Insights
YouTube and combatting misinformation, disinformation
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using...
