Daily Archives: Jul 28, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Did Nigerian authorities announce the killing of one terrorist three times?
A former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that a terrorist leader named Kachalla was announced to have been killed on three different occasions...
Insights
2023 in Review: Major fake news that clouded Nigeria’s media space
MAJOR events like the 2023 general elections had their fair share of misinformation and disinformation that contributed to the malaise in Nigeria's media space.
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Insights
Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023
NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...
General
No! Video does not show Wizkid performing in Saudi Arabia
AN X user @jibola844076 posted a video on the social media app with the claim that it was an 'ongoing Wizkid performance in Saudi...
General
False claim about death of Sierra Leone’s former Works minister, Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay circulates online
A claim that a former minister of Works in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay, had died has been circulating online.
The claim retrieved from...
General
Did Kanu win CAF award the year Osimhen was born?
AN X account, @Yabaleftonline, has claimed that Victor Osimhen was born the year former Super Eagles forward, Kanu Nwankwo, was crowned African Footballer of...
Politics
Did ex-Nigerian president Buhari admit that cabals hijacked his government?Â
Mohammed Ali Ndume, a federal lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has claimed in a recent interview on national television...
Security
Did Lagos record zero bank robbery in four years?
THE Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that the state did not record any incident of bank robbery in the last four years.
Sanwo-Olu...
Elections
Off-cycle election: Does INEC’s iReV show an over-voting of 174,183 votes in Adavi, Okehi and Okene LGAs of Kogi state?
An image showing the analysis of over-voting in three local government areas of Kogi state has circulated on social media following the conclusion of...
Elections
How disinformation actors fuelled violence, voter apathy in Imo governorship election
On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria.
The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...
