Daily Archives: Oct 22, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
Old Adelabu interview fuels APC rejection claim
A video showing former minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, criticising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and urging Nigerians, particularly residents of Oyo State,...
Insights
The Business cost of misinformation in Nigeria
ON 30 August 2026, a post began circulating on X claiming that OPay, one of Nigeria’s major fintech companies, was about to shut down...
Uncategorized
Did Peter Obi say his ‘son is gay’? No, quote fabricated
A VIRAL graphic circulating on social media claims that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said his son is gay...
Politics
No, Jonathan didn’t say ‘he would have annulled the 2015 election’
A Facebook user, Noonooagu has posted a quote attributed to former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, claiming that he said he would have annulled the...
General
Old video of retired police officer refusing to leave office resurfaces
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a Nigerian police officer who has refused to retire or vacate his office despite...
General
NAFDAC director general inflates Nigeria’s illiteracy rate
THE director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has claimed that about 56 per cent...
Politics
Old Eedris Abdulkareem audio paired with unrelated Seyi Tinubu footage
A video showing Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian president Bola Tinubu, standing inside a hall at an event has resurfaced on social media with...
General
NAF 931 spent nearly four years in Germany for maintenance before Ondo crash — Fact-check
The NAF 931 aircraft that crashed in Ondo State on 5 October had spent almost four years at a specialist aircraft maintenance facility in...
General
Obi’s Independence Day claims: Fact or fiction?
FOLLOWING Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October 2026, political figures and public officials issued statements assessing the nation's progress. Among them was...
Politics
Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show
On 1 October 2026, former Nigerian vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, delivered an Independence Day address...
