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New study reveals increasing sales of X gold badge on dark web platforms

A study by CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, has revealed that there is an increase in sales of compromised X accounts with the Gold verification...

Video does not show Shettima visiting terrorists

A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, exchanging pleasantries with some tribal Fulani men has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...

Partisan biases increase vulnerability to fake news – Study

A study published on Frontiers in Psychology has shown that while news media literacy helps individuals recognize and doubt news from unfamiliar sources, strong...

Viral images of bridge in circulation are that of Rivers’ Garrison flyover bridge, not Ebonyi

AN X user @africafactszone, has posted a photo collage containing four images including that of flyover bridge and road with a claim that suggests...

Five financial scams to be wary of in 2024

IN November 2023, an X user, @ElsaVanilla raised an alarm about the manipulative actions of Iriodalo Emmanuel Obhafuoso, a young man who fraudulently solicited...

Video does not show Osun governor, Adeleke dancing half-naked

A video showing a man wearing a traditional cap with a wrapper has circulated online with a claim that it shows the governor of...

Video does not show DR Congo election commissioner being beaten and stripped

AN X user, Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru), has posted a video of a woman being lynched and beaten by a mob. She claimed that the woman in...

Man City makes false claim about only player to wear World Champion badge for club, country

MANCHESTER City, an English football team, has claimed that her forward, Julian Alvarez, is the only player to wear the World Champion badge at...

Photos do not show gunmen attack in Plateau state

A photo collage showing the interior of a church and a floor stained with blood has circulated online with a claim that it shows...

No, 72 per cent of Nigerians are not unemployed

ON December 18, 2023, during the daily live political show called 'The Polity' on KAFTAN TV, an analyst and legal practitioner Prince Ojoka stated...

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...

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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...