Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
How Charly Boy spreads disinformation to promote Peter Obi’s candidacy
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa also known as Charly Boy, is fond of using manipulated videos and photos to promote the presidential bid...
Politics
No, photo does not show Mamman Daura giving orders to Emefiele
A popular columnist with The Nation newspaper, Sam Omatseye has tweeted a photo with a claim that it shows Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew,...
Government Policy
Fact-checking Peter Obi’s claim on monthly salary of professors in Nigeria
PETER Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 general election, has claimed that a Professor in the country receives N400,000 as monthly salary,...
Elections
Fact-checking three Lagos gubernatorial candidates at ‘The Platform’ debate
THREE gubernatorial candidates in Lagos state on Sunday, 29th of January, 2023 spoke about their plans at a debate organised by The Platform on...
General
Claim by Shehu Sani that Borno student died on January 26, 2017 is MISLEADING
FORMER Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Thursday, January 26, 2023 tweeted an image of Yakubu Muhammad Fannami alongside some texts in honour of...
News
TikTok vows to uphold Nigeria’s poll integrity, launches in-app election guide
TIKTOK has announced the launch of the Nigeria Election Hub, an in-app election guide, with promises to uphold the integrity of the country's general...
Elections
Was Atiku a Senate President as claimed by Tinubu?
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, January 30, 2023, referred to his counterpart, Atiku Abubakar of...
Elections
2023 election: How dearth of data threatens fact-checking, exposes citizens to political misinformation in Nigeria
ON August 20, 2022, the presidential candidate of Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen said Nigeria has about 350,000 police personnel while speaking about his plan...
News
2023: Meta tightens regulations to promote Nigeria’s election integrity
AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 elections, Meta has announced steps it is taking to "help preserve the integrity of the general elections."
Adaora Ikenze, Head of...
Elections
2023 election: Fact-checking 12 claims made by Kwankwaso at Chatham House
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 made several claims on Nigeria's current...
