Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Politics
Shettima makes false claim about Tinubu on first female deputy governor, state chief judge
THE vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima has claimed that the first person to have a woman as deputy governor and also appoint a woman as a...
General
Viral image of Peter Obi with Tinubu is photoshopped
A photo of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and President-elect Bola Tinubu with speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,...
Economy
Abike Dabiri-Erewa makes false claim about richest man in Sudan
THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has claimed that the richest man in Sudan is a Nigerian.
Abike...
News
NUJ bemoans increased fake news on social media
THE Nigeria Union of Journalists has expressed concern over the increasing prevalence of false information on social media calling on Nigeria's media to take...
Economy
Did Anambra record 53.7% poverty rate under Peter Obi?
On April 19, 2023, a Twitter user, @PastorMarvy claimed that Anambra recorded 53.7 per cent poverty rate when the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter...
General
Phishing scam: a misinformation tool threatening cyber security
In recent times, we've seen various phishing scams play out on multiple online platforms that give way for hackers to get information and play...
Politics
No, Isaac Alfa is not LP’s flagbearer for Kogi guber poll
A claim that Isaac Alfa, former Chief of Air staff, is the elected flagbearer of the Labour Party for the November 11 governorship election...
Insights
‘Blue Check’ verified accounts are flooding Twitter with misinformation – Report
A News Guard’s ‘misinformation monitor’ report has revealed that Twitter's "blue check" which was previously an indication of an account's authenticity, has now become...
General
Parody, Stan accounts fuelling misinformation in Nigeria
This year Nigeria held its general election, which saw the proliferation of mis / disinformation in the social media space.Â
The Corporate Accountability and Public...
News
How Twitter’s Elon Musk amplifies misinformation – ReportÂ
A report by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) has alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, repeatedly used his account to amplify...
