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Elections
No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap
AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing a man wearing a cap with a logo identical to the one on President Bola...
Government Policy
Did FG exclude institutions in Southeastern Nigeria from its student loan?
AN X user, @engrico2015, has claimed that the Nigerian government excluded tertiary institutions from the Southeastern region from its students loan scheme it launched...
News
X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules
A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were suspended in the first half of 2024 for violating its rules, the social media platform...
Politics
Fact-checking Tinubu’s independence day speech
IN an early morning nationwide broadcast on Monday, October 1, 2024, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared updates on the nation's progress, economic...
Tutorials
Five tools to detect audio deepfakes
AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted with the rising challenge posed by tools which purveyors of disinformation use in creating fake...
General
Simon Ekpa shares video of female police officer allegedly assaulted in 2022 as recent
A pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted a video alongside claim that some men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) generally assault their female...
Economy
Video does not show crude oil discovered in Burkina Faso
On September 11, 2024, an X account, @AfricanHub_ , created for promotion of African heritage, posted a video showing an excavator digging a trench...
General
Doctored image of WAEC result does not belong to Peter Obi
AN X user @lanreneville posted an image of a West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) with a claim that the result belonged to...
Health
Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online
A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...
News
Africa Center trains fact-checkers, journalists on countering disinformation campaigns
Critical stakeholders in Nigeria's information systems have been charged to come together to curb the surge of disinformation in the country.
Dr. Mark Duerksen, the...
