Daily Archives: Sep 20, 2026
Fact Guage:
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...
General
Image does not show Nnamdi Kanu’s son receiving award
A claim that Nnamdi Kanu’s son is the first child to win an international competition has been circulating on X.
The claim was initially posted...
Security
Foreign actors misuse picture of murdered muslim villagers to depict christian massacre in Nigeria
A claim that an Image shows Christians being massacred and being buried has surfaced on the internet.
The image shows a large crowd of people...
