Daily Archives: Oct 23, 2026
Fact Guage:
Business
False claim circulates that Fulani herdsmen attacked Aba power plant
AN online news blog, Igbo Times Magazine, has published a report with a claim that the Aba power plant located in Aba, Abia state...
News
Poynter launches Teen Fact-Checking Network in Canada
POYNTER Institute’s media literacy initiative, MediaWise, has launched a new project called the Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) in Canada in partnership with MediaSmarts, a...
Politics
Tinubu makes false claim about Nigeria’s total population
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria's population is over 240 million.
Tinubu made the claim while speaking during the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment...
Economy
Doctored video of Howard Nicholas talking about African economy circulates online
The video of a man speaking on the impoverished state of sub-Saharan Africa has been making its rounds on social media, particularly on TikTok...
General
Video does not show Soludo blasting Anambra commissioner
AN X user, @Instablog9ja, has posted a video showing the governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, chiding a state official over a substandard...
Economy
Shehu Sani makes false claim about museums in Abuja
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that Nigeria is the only country without a museum in its capital city.
Senator Sani made the...
Insights
Study reveals new way to combat disinformation on social media
AT a time where social media platforms have evolved into battlegrounds for information integrity, a recent study has identified the mechanisms for disinformation and provided countermeasures to...
General
Nigeria did NOT approve the cessation of South eastern states!
A claim that the Nigerian government has approved the cessation of five South Eastern states from Nigeria has surfaced on TikTok.
The claim was contained...
News
AI may fuel dissemination of climate disinformation – Report
A new report has warned that the proliferation of large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) models may lead to a surge in falsified information concerning climate...
