Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
Can AI save truth? exploring ethical pathways for fact-checking in the age of deepfakes
AI has become the bedrock of much of the misinformation being debunked by fact-checkers today.
From artificially generated images to deepfake audio and videos,...
Security
Video does not show Boko Haram taking over military barracks
A video claiming to show Boko Haram taking over several Nigerian military barracks and celebrating their victory has surfaced online.
The claim was shared on...
Elections
Anambra election : Why INEC may postpone voting in some areas — what it means
By Nigerian Fact-checker’s CoalitionÂ
As Nigerians anticipate the Anambra off-cycle governorship election scheduled for November 8, there are growing speculations that the Independent National Electoral...
Politics
No, Amupitan was not part of Tinubu’s 2023 election legal team
FOLLOWING President Bola Tinubu's nomination of Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC), several social media users alleged...
Elections
Anambra 2025: Meet the 16 candidates vying to be governor
On November 8, 2025, the people of Anambra State will head to the polls to elect a new governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
General
No, Tunisia is not the first African nation to launch locally-made satellite
A Facebook user, @Afrocania, has claimed that Tunisia became the first African nation to launch a homemade satellite into orbit.
The post featured an image...
Elections
Things that can get you arrested during elections in Nigeria
By Nigerian Fact-checker’s CoalitionÂ
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has continually warned against vote-buying, ballot box snatching, underage voting and other electoral malpractices as...
News
YouTube fueling misinformation on medical cannabis – Study
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) has found that a majority of YouTube videos about medical cannabis contain...
Insights
Why you should not trust every screenshot
SCREENSHOTS have become a staple of online communication, circulating from viral tweets to breaking news headlines, and are often treated as instant proof.
But screenshots...
Security
Old image falsely used to depict airstrike in Kwara
A claim that an image shows multiple airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in some troubled towns in Kwara state has surfaced on...
