Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
Fact-checking claims about Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom (UPDATED)
AN X user, @Row_Haastrup, has made multiple claims regarding Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom.
In the social media post, the X user claimed that...
General
How true is the claim that the Lagos-Kano railway project costs $2.6bn?
An X user, @IamThatNaijaGuy, has claimed that the Lagos - Kano railway cost $2.6billion in Nigeria.
He made the claim in a social media...
Uncategorized
No! Opay is not exiting Nigeria
A viral claim that Opay has reportedly announced its decision to exit Nigeria has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim was contained in a WhatsApp...
Health
False claim about mRNA vaccines circulates on WhatsApp
A claim that the United States' Supreme Court has declared that people who are vaccinated are no longer humans has been circulating on internet,...
Politics
No! Peter Obi does not have doctorate degree
An X user, @LPLagosMedia, has claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Nigeria's 2023 general election, has a doctorate...
General
Deepfake video of Biden reciting Islamic prayers circulates online
A video showing US President Joe Biden reciting Islamic prayers in Arabic has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
The 50-second footage of President Biden speaking...
General
How true is the claim that no university has mosque in Nigeria’s South-east?
AN X user, Sarki (@waspapping_), has claimed that there's no single university in Southeastern Nigeria with mosque on its premises.
He made the claim while...
General
Was Onitsha’s College of Nursing Sciences executed by Obi-led administration in Anambra State?
A claim that the College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, was executed by Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of...
Government Policy
False claim circulates on X that US lifts sanctions on Zimbabwe
AN X user, @zakhemabaso, has claimed that the United States of America has lifted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe as the Western nation is interested...
Government Policy
Dino Melaye, Instablog9ja share false claim on Nigerian agencies scrapped
ON Friday, April 19, 2024, some X users shared footage of a sitting of the Federal Executive Council with the claim that the Federal...
