Daily Archives: Jul 28, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
Claim that bandits were chasing police officers in Kaduna is MISLEADING!
An X user, Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru), posted a video on the app alongside a claim that police officers were being chased by bandits in Kaduna...
News
X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report
A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements for dozens of major brands, governments, educational institutions and non-profits are being displayed in X...
General
Phishing scam circulates that MTN is offering free airtime, data for subscribers across Africa
A claim that MTN is rewarding its users with free airtime and data for reaching a milestone of 250 million subscribers across Africa has...
General
Omotoso makes false claim as evidence shows Sanwo-Olu paid law firms N200m from state’s coffer
THE Lagos state's commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has claimed that the document which revealed that the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu paid...
News
Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation
THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...
General
NOA makes false claim about first female First Class Physics graduate in Sokoto university
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has claimed that Zainab Abdullahi Bashir is the first female student to graduate with first class honours at the...
General
Skit video showing EFCC officials being harassed by military personnel goes viral
A video showing some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) engaged in a brawl with two men in military uniform has...
Insights
Analysing the influence of gendered disinformation in Nigeria
IN the build-up to the 2023 Lagos State Governorship election, a photo of a lady smoking hookah in the club went viral on social...
Elections
No! Video does not show Dino Melaye fainted after Kogi governorship election
A video clip showing the candidate of the People Democratic Party(PDP) in Kogi State governorship election, Dino Melaye, has surfaced on Facebook with the...
Science
How true is the claim that Palm Oil can be used to lubricate automobiles?
On October 31, 2023, a Facebook user Gloryworldtv1 posted a 1 minute 17 seconds video claiming that palm oil can be used as lubricant...
