Daily Archives: Jul 28, 2026
Fact Guage:
Health
Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria
A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...
Business
Fact-checking GRV’s claim on increased price of PMS under Tinubu government
ON November 15, 2023, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state during the 2023 general election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, claimed that the...
Economy
How accurate is Obi’s claim on Nigeria’s public debt profile?
PETER Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has claimed that Nigeria’s debt profile rose from N12.6 trillion in...
Elections
Key Nigerian political figures fact-checked during off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa
SOME influential Nigerian politicians shared false information in the build-up, amid and after the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi states held...
General
Fake Nigerian police recruitment websites circulate online
FAKE and phishing websites are circulating widely on the internet following the commencement of the recruitment process for constables and specialists of the Nigeria...
News
IFCN awards $1million to 20 fact-checking organizations to expand operations
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded a total of $1 million in funding to twenty organizations to improve the...
Security
Viral video of UN drone crash is over 9 years old!
A claim that a United Nations (UN) drone loaded with gold, foreign currencies, guns, and parachutes that crash-landed in the Northern part of Kivu-Goma,...
News
Nigerian government tasks editors on media literacy, fact-checking
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian editors to use media and digital literacy, responsible reportage and fact-checking to stem the spread of misinformation...
General
False claim circulates that family of four died after consuming canned fish in Nnewi
A Facebook user, Cruzyfresh Comedy, has posted a video alongside a caption that says a certain type of canned fish should not be consumed...
Security
Video showing a child allegedly being shot is from a movie, not Israel-Hamas war
A video showing a child supposedly being shot with a gun has circulated online amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
An X user with the name...
