Daily Archives: Aug 24, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
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...
Insights
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...
General
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...
Elections
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...
General
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...
Security
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...
Economy
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...
Security
False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria
AN X user, Shehu Ghazali Sadiq with the username: @shehusky, has claimed that the Nigerian government has never arrested and prosecuted anyone for all...
Security
Old images resurface online amidst Plateau killings
AN X user @endwokeness published a post accompanied with three images and attributed them to the mass killings that took place in Plateau state...
News
How AI shaped misinformation landscape in 2023 – Report
THE rise of artificial intelligence in 2023 has transformed the misinformation landscape as it provided new tools for bad actors to create manipulative articles,...
