Daily Archives: Oct 22, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Photo does NOT show Ugandan Police spokesman shooting catapult at journalist
A VIRAL photo showing a man in uniform while holding a catapult with his two hands has surfaced on social media alongside a claim...
News
Fake news: Facebook, NITDA set to collaborate on media literacy in Nigeria
THE AMERICAN multinational technology conglomerate Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., has visited the head office of the National Information Technology Development...
General
Beware! ‘Tinubu Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE
A WHATSAPP post in circulation says Bola Tinubu Support Organisation (BTSO) is giving out N25,000 to every Nigerian citizen.
The post, retrieved from a WhatsApp...
General
Was LASTMA official caught with PoS machine in Lagos?
A TWITTER user, #LagosTrafficReports with the user ID @TrafficChiefNG, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 claimed that an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management...
News
Empowering citizens with basic verification skills key to fighting political misinformation ― Experts
EMPHASIS has again been placed on the need to empower the citizens with basic verification skills in order to fight against political misinformation and...
Security
Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ nuclear missile NOT capable of destroying the whole world
AMID the ongoing Russia - Ukraine crisis, a viral post shared on Facebook on Monday, February 28, 2022, claimed that Russia has a nuclear...
News
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global fact-checkers unite to battle disinformation
WHEN Russia invaded Ukraine last week, several disinformations were in circulation which prompted the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) to swing into action.
The IFCN is...
