Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
#NigeriaDecides2023: 10 disinformation trends in election season
By Allwell Okpi
Nigeria’s 2023 elections are only weeks away. Voters are set to pick a president and members of the national assembly on 25...
General
Claim that DSTV added new channel due to Ronaldo’s transfer is FALSE
A claim that Digital Satellite Television (DSTV), the Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice, has set up a new channel to...
Elections
2023 polls: Seven ways to avoid election misinformation
THE impact of information disorder has begun to play out in the build-up to Nigeria's general election, holding in February and March this year....
News
2023 election: INEC disowns fake ad-hoc staff recruitment website
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the agency for the 2023 general election.
It will be...
Elections
Image on branded bags of rice shows PDP chieftain not Peter Obi
A visual showing some packaged rice have surfaced online with a claim that it shows bags of rice branded with the People Democratic Party's...
Health
Does excessive sugar cause diabetes? Analysing Nigeria’s claim for taxing sugar beverages
By Joseph Olaoluwa
Mama Risikat Kasali's back burned from the welts of the scorching sun as she dropped the ice cold bowl of cold drinks...
Insights
Buhari, Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Saraki, other leading Nigerian politicians fact-checked in 2022
2022 has been a tortuous year filled with several forms of inaccurate and misleading claims from politicians and most especially candidates for Nigeria's 2023...
Elections
Video does not show Governor Wike leading campaign rally for Peter Obi
A video has circulated online with the claim that it shows moments Rivers State Governor Nyesome Wike was leading a campaign rally for the...
Government Policy
Fake circular on Nigeria Immigration Service staff replacement circulates on WhatsApp
A press release attributed to the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has claimed that the application for the Nigeria Immigration...
Insights
Peter Obi tops list of Nigeria’s presidential candidates with highest claims checked to be TRUE in 2022
SINCE political parties' primaries ended around mid-year, presidential candidates have kicked off their nationwide campaign activities, making several claims ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general...
