Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
SCAM ALERT: Post falsely claim Obi Cubana is celebrating mother’s funeral with cash gift
FEW DAYS after a Nigerian socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegwu, popularly known as Obi Cubana laid his mother to rest in Oba, Anambra State,...
Politics
Did Ghanaian youth reject free bags of rice donated by politicians as claimed in viral video?
A video circulating on social media claims some Ghanaian youths rejected bags of rice donated by one of the country’s politicians and asked for...
COVID-19
Niprimune is not a treatment, cure for COVID-19
AÂ report published in June 2021 states that the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has developed Niprimune for COVID-19 treatment.
The report...
General
Claim that Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers now rank 4th in the world is MISLEADING
IN JULY, Nigeria’s basketball team, otherwise known as D’Tigers was in the news after back to back victories over the USA and Argentina teams.
However,...
General
Trending video of boy being tortured with electric current, not from Nigeria but Mali
THE scene in a video shared multiple times online, showing a boy being tortured with an electric current, was alleged to have taken place...
Economy
INSIGHT: How much does Nigeria spend yearly to maintain, repair pipelines?
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on July 6, 2021 said the Federal Government spends N60 billion yearly to repair vandalised pipelines.
Mohammed...
Elections
Beware! Fake website for INEC voter’s registration circulates online
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in June commenced Continuous Voter Registration exercise to register those who have attained the legal age and also...
COVID-19
COVID19 vaccination does not make recipient body to be magnetic
Multiple claims around COVID-19 vaccinations have emerged since the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved some vaccines for it prevention, one of such claims circulating in...
Insights
COVID-19: Reading fake news changes people’s behaviour, study reveals
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people's behaviour which can have bigger effects on health.
The online study which was conducted...
Insights
Emotionally intelligent people better at spotting fake news
By Tony Anderson, University of Strathclyde and David James Robertson, University of Strathclyde
The spread of misinformation – in the form of unsubstantiated...
