Daily Archives: Oct 12, 2026
Fact Guage:
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...
Politics
No, Feyi Daniels was not charged to court over prophesy
ON April 17, 2023, a Twitter account, Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization (@P_O GrassrootRoomM) claimed that a clergyman, Feyi Daniels was charged to court by...
General
Viral images do not show Akeredolu on Aiyetoro beach in Ondo State
A Twitter user, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, with the username: @AbiolaOshodi, has shared four images of Rotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo state governor, on a beach...
General
Beware! Scam website circulates in wake of FG’s plan to distribute fuel subsidy removal palliative
A claim that the Nigerian government has started distributing fuel subsidy removal palliative to fifty million Nigerians has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim was...
Elections
Video does not show INEC REC for Adamawa brutalized
A video showing a lynched man inside a vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)...
Government Policy
Claim that Alex Otti secures $50 million dollars for road construction in Abia is FALSE
A Twitter user, @CossyCosydiva, has claimed that Abia state Governor-elect, Alex Otti, has secured a $50million dollars funding for the construction of a 500km...
