Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
OPINION: The case for facts
Verifiable evidence remains journalism’s foundation, despite mounting attacks on the press, WRITES Angie Drobnic Holan.
Picture a world where evidence doesn’t matter, where the loudest...
Security
Sahara Reporters uses misleading images from Ebonyi to depict Enugu attack
SAHARA Reporters, a U.S. based news agency, has posted four photos showing a trail of destruction to depict a purported attack by suspected herdsmen...
Economy
No! Delta is not the cheapest Nigerian state to live in
A claim that the cheapest Nigerian state to live in is Delta State has been circulating on social media.
The claim was made via X...
Tutorials
How to use Archivi.ng to access past Nigerian Newspapers
ARCHIVI.NG is a digital archive dedicated to preserving and providing access to Nigerian newspapers.
The platform serves as an invaluable resource for journalists, researchers, historians,...
General
Did Nigeria fail to qualify for FIFA World Cup during Buhari presidency?
A claimed that Nigeria did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has circulated on X.
An X user,...
General
Photo of ‘Wizkid school’ circulating on Facebook is AI-generated
A Facebook user, Zara Onyinye, has posted an image of a building alongside a claim that the Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a. Wizkid,...
General
No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000
A viral video showing a lady saying that the cost of registering for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is now N120,000...
Uncategorized
Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon
A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah, has announced his exit from Liverpool at the end of the current football...
Government Policy
No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe
A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a state of emergency was never declared in Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, or Benue, saying it has...
Business
False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria
A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank in Nigeria has circulated on X.
An X user, @puremind__, said that Opay comes behind First...
