Daily Archives: Mar 28, 2025
Fact Guage:
General
NPC is NOT recruiting ad-hoc staff for population census
A website allegedly from the National Population Commission (NPC) is circulating on social media with a claim that the commission is receiving applications for...
Insights
How AI-generated videos could fuel sports misinformation
FOLLOWING the Manchester City defeat against Spur in the Carabao Cup in November 2024, an Instagram account, @memerunnergpt posted an AI-generated clip showing the...
General
Old video of Ramaphosa slamming Trump recirculates online
AN old video showing South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, criticizing U.S. president, Donald Trump, is being shared online with a claim that it depicts...
Government Policy
Nigerian govt makes false claim about student loan disbursement (UPDATED)
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Nigerian government has claimed that over N104 billion had been disbursed to 600 student-beneficiaries under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund...
Economy
Nigerian government makes false completion claims over Akwa Ibom highway project
By Ekemini SIMON 
DESPITE billions of naira spent on the reconstruction of federal highways across the country, many of the projects have either been stalled...
Insights
What is the position of law on doxing ‘loan defaulters?’
DIGITAL money lending firms, popularly known as ‘loan apps’ have continued posting alleged ‘loan defaulters’ photos online. But the big question is, what does...
Government Policy
Trump has NOT signed any executive order altering divorce laws in U.S.
A claim that the U.S. president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order altering divorce laws in the United States has gone viral online.
The...
General
No! Video does not show human head during Obatala festival
An X user, @247IGBO, has posted a video showing a procession alongside a claim that a human head was being used by a popular...
Security
Old image of kidnappers’ den busted in 2021 resurfaces online
AN X user, @BolanleCole, has posted an image showing a shady room alongside a claim that it shows a kidnappers' den meant for money...
News
FactSpace West Africa, 19 others get 2024 ENGAGE grant from IFCN
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $2 million for the 2024 ENGAGE grant to 20 fact-checking organisations to reduce...
