Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
COVID-19
Did WHO disqualify Nigeria from global COVID-19 vaccine bid?
There are conversations online that the World Health Organisation (WHO) disqualified Nigeria from accessing the COVID-19 vaccine for her population.
This followed media reports of...
Economy
Does Rivers State have the highest number of unemployed people?
SOBOMABO Jackrich, the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG) claimed that Rivers State has the highest number of unemployed people.
Nyesom...
General
Did Larry King survive multiple ailments, several marriages?
A few days after the passing of American television and radio host, Larry King, a post surfaced online in Nigeria that he survived several...
Tutorials
How to verify visuals using frames
Misinformation can come in the form of texts, audio, or visuals.
These visuals could be an old video circulated as new or even doctored.
As such...
COVID-19
Nigerian govt is not giving out N10,500 weekly COVID-19 support
ON Saturday, January 30, 2021, a viral claim circulating on WhatsApp says the Nigerian Government is giving out N10,500 weekly funds to Nigerians.
The assistance,...
Government Policy
Claim that Bill Gates called for decimation of Africans is false!
A video claiming that computer magnate, Bill Gates said that the world should be depopulated starting from the elimination of Africans has resurfaced online...
General
False claim circulates online that NIMC is giving out 5GB free data
A post circulating on social media claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)Â is giving out free internet data.
The NIMC is an agency...
Security
How genuine are pictures of burnt houses in Igangan, Oyo State? Â
ON January 23, 2021 several images depicting the charred remains of burnt buildings were circulated online. The buildings were said to belong to the...
General
Viral image of Nigerian soldiers lowering Boko Haram flag is old photo – not 2021 operation
A photo of what appears to be Nigerian soldiers taking down a flag hoisted by Boko Haram insurgents was shared on social media as...
Government Policy
NIMC did not threaten subscribers yet to do NIN-SIM linkage as reported online
THE Punch newspaper on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 reported that the Federal Government of Nigeria told subscribers yet to do the Subscriber Identification Modules...
