Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Iranian PressTV publishes misleading claim on numbers of Israeli soldiers with disability from Gaza war
THE Iranian state-owned PressTV has claimed that 70,000 Israeli soldiers have been disabled with thousands wounded in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war since October 7,...
News
Again, Okonjo-Iweala debunks viral post on Nigeria’s debt profile attributed to her
THE Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked a viral quote attributed to her regarding Nigeria's debt profile and fuel subsidy removal.
She...
News
FactsMatterNG, 38 others get Google/YouTube grant from IFCN
FactsMatterNG, a Nigerian digital-driven organisation that supports fact-checking amplification across social media platforms, is among the 39 organisations from 34 countries that receive a...
Politics
How true is the claim that democracy began from Igbo land
AN X user, @igbohistofacts, has posted a video with a claim that democracy began globally from Igbo land.
The claimant attributed the claim to Bruce...
News
67 per cent of top brands inadvertently advertise on misinformation websites – Study
A study published in the journal, Nature, by researchers at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon has shown that most prominent brands are inadvertently funding online...
Security
Video of soldiers in armoured tanks, heading out for operation is NOT recent
AN X user, @ObiFran83678258, has posted a video on the social media platform with a claim that the Nigerian Army is heading out for...
Economy
UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION:
* The featured image has been changed to that of a gold bar, which is the primary element in the claim while the...
General
False claim about homeless people in Africa attributed to Seun Kuti circulates online
A claim attributed to a Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, regarding the total number of homeless people in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
The...
Politics
No! Makinde is not the first governor to break second term jinx in Oyo State
An Arise TV journalist, Reuben Abati, has claimed that Seyi Makinde is 'the only Governor to have broken the jinx of a second term...
Politics
Video of Shettima disparaging call for restructuring resurfaces online
A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disparaging the clamour for restructuring in the country has resurfaced online.
In the video, Shettima downplayed the...
