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FACT CHECK: Does drinking bleach, snorting cocaine cure coronavirus?

By Seun DUROJAIYE. SINCE the outbreak of coronavirus, a respiratory disease which was first recorded in Wuhan, China, became an epidemic and graduated to becoming a...

FACT-CHECK: Presidential spokesperson exaggerates figure of people killed by Malaria in Nigeria

CLAIM: 822 people killed by malaria daily in Nigeria GARBA Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed...

FACT-CHECK: Ganduje says Kano is the safest state in Nigeria but he lied

CLAIM: Kano is the most peaceful state in Nigeria ON Saturday 8th February, Abdullahi Ganduje, the Kano State Governor reportedly boasted of the state as...

CHECK: Did Lai Mohammed describe Nigeria as the world’s ‘safest’ country to live in?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. THOUGH news reports published on Monday quoted the Information Minister Lai Mohammed, saying Nigeria is the “safest and freest country” to live in...

FACT CHECK: No social media bill before NASS and three other recent lies from Lai Mohammed

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. NIGERIA’s information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, during a recent visit to London, was featured by Deutsche Welle (DW) in an half-hour-long interview the German...

FACT CHECK: Femi Adesina exaggerated, there weren’t 10 bombings a day before Buhari

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. FEMI Adesina, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari said there were as many as 10 bombings in a single day before Buhari’s administration started...

Buhari, Osinbajo misguided on Disability Rights Bill at town hall meeting

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. CHECKS conducted by The ICIR have indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, were mistaken about the Discrimination...

Akeredolu’s govt lies about reducing debt

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. Ondo's debt profile has increased by 17 per cent since 2016. THE ONDO State Government led by Rotimi Akeredolu claimed it inherited a total...

FACT CHECK: Did a news report describe Sowore as gravely ill?

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. THE CIRCUMSTANCES of former presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore’s rearrest on Friday have led many to speculate that the Department of State Services (DSS) intends to...

FACT CHECK: Are 2 million Nigerians raped every year? Here’s what we know

By 'Kunle ADEBAJO. NIGERIA’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, according to a report, said last week that two (2) million Nigerians...

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Viral sponsored post falsely claims Buhari endorsed fraudulent trading platform

A viral sponsored post and article circulating on social...

No, Dangote Refinery not up for $30bn sale

A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...

Online image of El-Rufai with ‘wiretapping device’ AI generated

AN image purportedly showing former Kaduna State governor, Nasir...

No, Seyi Tinubu didn’t donate mats to bury victims of terrorist attacks in north

A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...

Recent Check

Viral sponsored post falsely claims Buhari endorsed fraudulent trading platform

A viral sponsored post and article circulating on social...

No, Dangote Refinery not up for $30bn sale

A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...

Online image of El-Rufai with ‘wiretapping device’ AI generated

AN image purportedly showing former Kaduna State governor, Nasir...

No, Seyi Tinubu didn’t donate mats to bury victims of terrorist attacks in north

A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...