Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Webinar
Gaining Trust for the Media in the Fake News Era – ICFJ Knight/ICIR/FactCheckHub webinar series
Media experts take a look at the role of the media in combatting misinformation in the fake news era.
Government Policy
Is voting compulsory in Australia?
An image has been shared repeatedly on social media alongside a claim that voting is compulsory in Australia.
The post as seen on WhatsApp on...
General
Claim that mobile networks in Nigeria are giving free data is FALSE
A post have been shared repeatedly on social media claiming that people can get free 5GB data bundle by visiting a particular website.
The claim...
General
Did the Bank of Kigali appoint an Igbo man Obinna Ukwuani as Chief Digital Officer?
ON September 1, Unu Amaro Kam Siri Kwado @AfamDeluxo made a post that Obinna Ukwuani an Igbo man has been appointed the Chief Digital...
General
Will Nigeria’s unemployed population rank 9th most populous country in Africa?
A post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria’s unemployed population can make up a country that will rank the 9th most populous country in Africa.
The...
Economy
Are 90 million Nigerians living in extreme poverty?
 A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said that 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.
The claim was...
Economy
Did Sale Mamman raise $1.6billion for TREP within one year as Nigeria’s Minister of Power?
Nigeria's Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, had on August 25, 2020, made a tweet thread to mark his one year anniversary in office....
General
Claim that Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu is Canada’s Minister of Justice is MISLEADING
A tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via its official Twitter handle: @nidcom_gov had on August 26 referred to the Nigerian-born Kaycee...
Security
Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...
Economy
Did Lai Mohammed say the Igbos are responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment?
A CLAIM has been shared repeatedly on social media and blogs that the Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has accused the...
