Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
News
IFCN awards 2024 GROW grants to 20 organisations
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $50,000 each from the 2024 GROW grant to 20 fact-checking organisations globally to...
Politics
Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu
AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...
General
Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?
THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...
General
Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington
A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.Â
The minute-long video...
General
Viral video of protester calling for military takeover is from Edo not Oyo
A video showing people protesting on the street, with one individual calling on the Nigerian army to take over Nigeria, has surfaced online, with...
News
Experts emphasise mental health support for media employees
MENTAL health experts have urged media employers to provide periodic training and counselling support to their staff, including journalists covering crime, disaster and trauma-related...
General
False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa
A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
An X user,...
Business
Is Adeleke’s power plant the biggest in Nigeria?
NIGERIAN Billionaire, Adedeji Adeleke, who is also the father of popular music artiste, Davido said he is building a 1,250-megawatt thermal power plant which...
Security
Old photo of Igbo monarch arrested over kidnapping in Imo State resurfaces online
AN image purportedly showing a monarch from Nigeria's Southeastern region who was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over kidnapping has resurfaced online.
An...
General
No! Court did not order VeryDarkMan to pay N500m fine over defamation
ON October 15, 2024, many Nigerian media platforms reported that the Lagos State High Court has imposed a fine of N500 million on social...
