Daily Archives: Oct 15, 2024
Fact Guage:
News
X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules
A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were suspended in the first half of 2024 for violating its rules, the social media platform...
Politics
Fact-checking Tinubu’s independence day speech
IN an early morning nationwide broadcast on Monday, October 1, 2024, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared updates on the nation's progress, economic...
Tutorials
Five tools to detect audio deepfakes
AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted with the rising challenge posed by tools which purveyors of disinformation use in creating fake...
General
Simon Ekpa shares video of female police officer allegedly assaulted in 2022 as recent
A pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted a video alongside claim that some men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) generally assault their female...
Economy
Video does not show crude oil discovered in Burkina Faso
On September 11, 2024, an X account, @AfricanHub_ , created for promotion of African heritage, posted a video showing an excavator digging a trench...
General
Doctored image of WAEC result does not belong to Peter Obi
AN X user @lanreneville posted an image of a West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) with a claim that the result belonged to...
Health
Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online
A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...
News
Africa Center trains fact-checkers, journalists on countering disinformation campaigns
Critical stakeholders in Nigeria's information systems have been charged to come together to curb the surge of disinformation in the country.
Dr. Mark Duerksen, the...
Elections
LIVE-CHECK: Collation begins, as voters await final results of 2024 Edo Election
By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning begins the result collation of the 2024 Edo State governorship election held...
Elections
#EdoDecides2024: Voters go to poll today amid surge in misinformation (LIVE-CHECK)
By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition.
As the electorates in Edo State go to the poll today, the coalition brings you fact-checks from its Lagos and Abuja...
