Daily Archives: Sep 20, 2026
Fact Guage:
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Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits
A video circulating on social media claims to show a bandit leader in Nigeria being accidentally shot by his colleague during his wedding celebration.
The...
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Viral video of Nnamdi Kanu’s release is from 2017
A claim that Nnamdi Kanu has been released has surfaced on the internet and has been circulating, particularly on TikTok
The claim was made by...
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IFCN condemns U.S. visa crackdown targeting fact-checkers, others
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has condemned the United States recent move to tighten visa access for fact-checkers, content moderators and other professionals in...
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Viral images do not show recently kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls
An X user @Ishaqsamaila5, posted two images showing school students in captivity with bandits claiming it showed students abducted in Government Girls Comprehensive Senior...
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No, Image does NOT show Christians taking up arms after Kwara Church attack
AN image showing a man holding an AK-47 rifle and a Bible beside a woman has surfaced online with a claim that Christians are...
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Video does NOT show Islamic extremist removing Christmas banner
A claim that a video shows Islamic extremists destroying a Merry Christmas banner in Kwara state is circulating on the internet.
The video which was...
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US to deny visas to fact checkers and others over ‘censorship’
THE United States government has introduced a new policy that will see H-1B visa applicants denied entry if they have worked in fact-checking, content...
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Manipulated video misrepresented as Sheikh Gumi asking government to include bandits in national budget
A video showing controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, asking the government to include bandits in the national budget has surfaced online.
According to the...
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No, Christians do not constitute more than half of Nigeria’s population
An X user, @VivianRora, has claimed that 57 per cent of Nigerians practice the Christian religion.
She wrote: “Muslim–Muslim ticket is partially Islamization. In a...
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Tinubu’s quote misrepresented as reaction to Wike-Yerima confrontation
A quote attributed to President Bola Tinubu has been misrepresented online to suggest that it reflects the presidency’s position on the recent clash between...
