Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election
By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition.
The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks off Saturday morning as voters cast their ballots to elect the next governor for the...
Elections
Ekiti Decides 2026: 6 ways to fact-check election rumours spread on WhatsApp
EKITI State goes to the polls on June 20 to elect a new governor, and as with every Nigerian election, WhatsApp will be full...
Elections
#EkitiDecides2026 : How to authenticate election results
By Nigerian Factcheckers Coalition
Ekiti State observes its gubernatorial election on Saturday, June 20, 2026. About 1,059,360 people have registered in the Southwestern state for...
Elections
Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Ekiti 2026 governorship election
AHEAD of the Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election slated for Saturday, June 20, our team of journalists, researchers, fact-checkers, social media monitors, editors, and...
Politics
Video does not show MC confronting Seyi Tinubu over Nigeria’s security situation
A video circulating on social media claims to show a master of ceremonies (MC) publicly confronting and embarrassing Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola...
Insights
How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria
THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people connect in Nigeria, but it has also increased the spread of ethno-religious hate speech across...
News
No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door
A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a verified X user, @lagosyouknow, claims that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,...
ArtificialIntelligence
Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar
A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Sunday, June 14, posted a collage of images purportedly showing heavily...
Politics
Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday, June 12, as Nigeria marked Democracy Day in 2026.
During the address, he highlighted his administration's...
Security
Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community
AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles moving through a group of armed men on motorbikes standing on a street.
The poster claims...
