Daily Archives: Feb 12, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
Did Onitsha screwdriver trader really influence US military strike in Nigeria?
By Nanji Nandang
WHEN United States (US) President, Donald Trump carried out a “powerful and deadly strike” against ISIS militants operating in Nigeria on Christmas...
Business
Does depositing ₦10 million in OPay guarantee ₦10,000 daily interest?
A viral post on X claims that depositing ₦10 million in an OPay account and locking the funds will yield ₦10,000 in daily interest,...
Politics
Video does not show Atiku’s wife insulting Obasanjo
A video circulating on Facebook claims to show the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s wife, Titi Abubakar, hurling insults at the former President, Olusegun...
News
AI Chatbots struggle to detect AI-generated videos – Report
LEADING artificial intelligence chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok, are largely unable to identify AI-generated videos, according to a new report...
Politics
Video does not show Tinubu supporting Wike amid renewed political crisis in Rivers
A video showing President Bola Tinubu praising the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been recirculated online as though the comment...
General
Video does not show Tinubu shaking hands with Super Eagles after 2025 AFCON
A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu congratulating the Super Eagles following their bronze medal victory at the 2025...
Insights
How Switzerland and Nigeria compare on life expectancy
ON January 15, 2026, an X user sparked a conversation after sharing a post about the serene view and the traffic-free state of a...
Security
Photos of released Kogi kidnap victims not AI-generated
ON January 14, an X user, @RealQueenBee_, posted pictures showing some malnourished young children and parents with a claim that they were victims released...
General
Old protest photos falsely misrepresented as recent calls for Netanyahu’s resignation
SOME pictures circulating on social media claim to show Israelis protesting for the resignation of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The pictures show a large...
General
IFCN condemns US visa bans on fact-checkers, others
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has condemned the United States government’s recent decision to deny visas to individuals, including Fact-checkers,...
