Daily Archives: Sep 20, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
Top sports misinformation that trended in 2024Â
As 2024 ends, we flashed back into a series of events that unfolded in Sports during the year, especially notable misinformation that occurred in...
Business
AI-generated images of ‘damaged’ Nigeria’s central bank building circulate online
A claim that the headquarters of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has being destroyed has surfaced online.
The claim, written in Hausa language, was made...
Insights
Despite UNICEF’s endorsement as Nigeria’s only open defecation-free state, Jigawa struggles with human faeces
By Sunday Awosoro.
NOTE: This story contains distressing images. Viewer discretion is advised.
Wakili Abdu, 63, returned from his farm at sunset in Sabon-Gida, looking uneasy....
General
No, EFCC did not raid Bello El-Rufai’s residence
A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discovered $800 million, ₦700 billion in cash, and ₦1 trillion worth of drugs at...
Economy
Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!
A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in Nigeria has surfaced on X.
The claim was posted by a user on the app...
General
Claim that Ronaldo embraces Islam is FALSE!
A video circulating online which claims that Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted Islam by reciting the Shahada in the presence of King...
Politics
Claim that Wike has been banned from entering the Villa is FALSE!
A claim that the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has been banned from entering Nigeria's Presidential Villa following an event involving the Indian prime minister,...
General
Claim that VeryDarkMan won defamation suit against Falana, Falz is FALSE!
AN X user, @Teeniiola, has claimed that a social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan on Instagram has won the defamation suit...
Elections
Fact-checking Ajayi’s claims at the Ondo 2024 gubernatorial debate
AT a debate organised by Channels TV on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the two leading Ondo State gubernatorial candidates spoke about their plans for...
Economy
How true are Sanwo-Olu’s claims on Lagos budget performance, education?
THE Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made multiple claims regarding his achievements as governor since 2019 during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics...
