Daily Archives: Apr 18, 2026
Fact Guage:
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...
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),...
False
Àwòránhùn ẹ̀fẹ̀ tí ó ń ṣàfihàn àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ àjọ EFCC tí àwọn ológun ń yẹ̀yẹ́ tàn káàkiri
Àwòránhùn kan tí ó ń ṣàfihàn àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tí wọ́n ń jà pẹ̀lú àwọn ọkùnrin méjì tí wọ́n...
False
#YorùbáFactCheck: Àwọn àhesọ irọ́ Ahmed Isah nípa abẹ́rẹ́ àjẹsára HPV tàn káàkiri Nigeria
Àhesọ kan pé abẹ́rẹ́ àjẹsára Human Papillomavirus (HPV) léwu fún àwọn ọ̀dọ́mọbìnrin àti pé abẹ́rẹ́ náà wà láti ṣe àdínkù iye àwọn ènìyàn ní...
Science
No, IT student not behind MTN subscribers’ debt cancellation
An X account, @AkpraiseMedia, posted a photo showing a young man standing handcuffed amid two policemen with a claim that it shows the student...
General
Video does not show Hushpuppi released from jail
An X user, @praisroghre, has shared a video showing Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly called Hushpuppi at an airport with a claim that the U.S.-convicted...
Economy
Akpabio repeats false claim about Lagos IGR under Tinubu
NIGERIA's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu grew Lagos state's monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from N600 million to...
Health
Doctored video circulates that Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure
A video which claims that a Nigerian doctor has found cure for high blood pressure (HBP) has circulated multiple times on the internet.
The claim...
Economy
Phishing scams continue to circulate over Nigerian govt’s ₦8,000 palliative
A WhatsApp post is circulating online with a claim that the Nigerian government has directed members of the public to register on a particular...
Government Policy
False claim that Nigerian govt bans ‘Ghana must go’ bags at all airports circulates online
ON December 1, 2023, several Nigerian media platforms reported that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had instituted a ban on the use...
