Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
News
2023 Elections: Nigerian fact-checkers unveil situation rooms in Lagos, Abuja
THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has unveiled its situation rooms to combat misinformation ahead of the 2023 general elections starting on Saturday, February 25.Â
The...
Government Policy
Fact-checking Buhari’s national broadcast on currency swap, cash crunch
NIGERIA's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, February 16, 2023, addressed the nation on the redesigned naira notes amidst its scarcity and the government's currency swap...
News
How job cuts by major social media companies is affecting global fight against misinformation, disinformation
JOB cuts by major social media companies is affecting many teams saddled with the task of curbing misinformation and disinformation on those social platforms.
It...
Elections
Does Nigeria’s electoral law say a contestant for House of Reps seat must possess N70 million cash?
The majority leader of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has claimed that the electoral law permits a contestant for the House of Representatives...
Politics
Video of DSS barring lawmakers from entering National Assembly is over 4 years old
A video showing some lawmakers at the entrance of Nigeria's legislative complex in Abuja has circulated online with a claim that the Department of...
News
2023: Nigerian fact-checkers deploy Full Fact’s AI tools to combat election-related misinformation
FULL Fact, a UK-based fact-checking organisation, has partnered with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition (NFC) to promote credibility of information available in public space during...
News
ICIR, FactCheckHub train FCT teachers, students on fact-checking
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 trained some teachers and students of Government...
Elections
2023 election: How false attributions on social media contribute to misinformation
As part of their strategy to undermine Nigeria's 2023 general elections, fake news merchants are now attributing unfounded statements to public figures to dissuade...
General
Tems is not first Nigerian female singer to win Grammy Awards
A claim has circulated online that Tems is the first Nigerian female singer to win the Grammy Awards.
The claim, as published by an online...
Elections
Festus Keyamo shares misleading photo to depict APC campaign rally in Sokoto
THE spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has shared a photo that shows an aerial image of crowd...
