Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition during Nigeria’s 2023 general election
Introduction
Nigeria’s 2023 general election have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the circulation of false information. The elections, which produced...
Government Policy
Did Antony Blinken name Peter Obi, Wike, Keyamo, others in US visa ban announcement?
FOLLOWING the United States' announcement of visa restrictions on Nigerians allegedly involved in undermining the democratic process during the just-concluded Nigeria's 2023 general election,...
General
False tweet circulates that Ugandan president, Museveni is dead
A Twitter user @joseypro tweeted a claim that the Ugandan president is dead.
The claim reads:
Breaking news!!! The president of Uganda is dead !!!
As of...
Elections
Charly Boy shares fake chart about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election result
ON May 17, 2023, a Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, shared a chart with a claim that it shows the percentages of votes...
General
[SPONSORED] – Video showing PalmPay agents harassing debtors inside market is fake!
A video showing a man being dragged and harassed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows agents of a fintech company, PalmPay...
News
China shuts down over 100,000 fake social media accounts
THE Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has confirmed the shutdown of no fewer than 100,000 social media accounts over misrepresentation of news anchors and...
General
False claim circulates that Seun Kuti is a Ghanaian
ON Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Twitter user, @Dhavidote claimed that the embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti is from Ghana following his arrest for...
General
[SPONSORED] – Misleading video circulates about fintech company Palmpay
Claims that PalmPay is arresting and harassing its loan defaulters in public spaces are circulating on social media.
One of such claims is contained in...
General
Doctored image of Hilda Baci holding Guinness World Record certificate circulates online after cook-a-thon
A photo allegedly showing the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, holding a Guinness World Records (GWR) certificate has circulated online.
Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as...
General
False claim about Ex-Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Emenike, marrying beauty queens resurfaces online
A claim that a former Super Eagle player, Emmanuel Emenike, divorced a beauty queen to marry another one has resurfaced on the internet.
This claim...
