Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
Claim that Atiku met with Ahmed Lawan, Northern APC governors after primary election is FALSE
A VIRAL video has surfaced online alongside a claim that the former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...
Security
Video does NOT show unknown gunmen chasing policemen in Abuja
A VIDEO showing crowd running after a police van has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it shows unknown gunmen chasing away...
Insights
How the religious toga of misinformation fuelled COVID-19 pandemic
DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives...
Elections
Beware! Viral ‘Yemi Osinbajo Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE
A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp in Nigeria claimed that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, through his campaign group, is giving out N33,000 as a support...
Insights
Who brought Econet to Nigeria?
FORMER Lagos State governor and presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has claimed that he brought a leading...
Elections
2023: How true is the claim that Sule Lamido, son and daughter won PDP primaries in Jigawa?
MULTIPLE posts on social media have claimed that a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, alongside his son and daughter have contested and...
Elections
Old photo of wads of dollar notes resurfaces online, sparks misinformation about PDP presidential primary
AN OLD image of a brown paper envelope customized with the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and showing some wads of dollar...
Elections
False video circulates that Enugu PDP governorship candidate was killed
A VIRAL video circulating on WhatsApp has claimed that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah...
Insights
2023 elections: Did Ayade lose APC senatorial ticket in Cross River?
As political parties held primary elections on Saturday, May 28, 2022, ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, a news report circulating online claimed that...
News
Telegram set measures to stop misinformation in Brazil ahead of country’s election
Telegram has put up measures to curb misinformation in Brazil ahead of the country's presidential election in October 2022.
In a report by Poynter’s International...
