Daily Archives: Oct 23, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
Image used to depict Maitama explosion on X has been online since 2014
A claim that a bomb blast had occurred in Maitama, a highbrow district in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja has been circulating online, particularly on...
General
Nigerian police rated ‘worst’ globally 7 years ago, not recent
AN online publication, Parallel Facts, has claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is the worst and most corrupt police agency in the world.
According...
Politics
Fake list of assets recovered from Betta Edu circulates online
A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released a list of some valuable properties recovered from the suspended Nigerian minister of...
General
TB Joshua: Video of Tinubu criticizing BBC documentary is doctored!
A video of Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, condemning BBC's recent investigation on the late Prophet T.B. Joshua has been circulating on the internet.
The...
News
Meta oversight board member urges actions against fake news on WhatsApp
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, a Meta oversight board member, has urged the tech giant to take further steps to stop the spread of false information on...
Insights
Five AI tools used in generating disinformation visuals
IN a recent report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) listed Artificial Intelligence-generated misinformation as one of the top immediate risk to the global economy...
News
Cholera misinformation killed 23 in Mozambique – Police
THE Mozambican Police have confirmed the death of at least 23 people due to a wave of misinformation about cholera disease in the country.
According...
Government Policy
False claim circulates that minimum wage application portal is now open
A claim that the Nigerian government has opened an application portal for the payment of minimum wage has been circulating on WhatsApp.
During Nigeria's 63rd...
News
YouTube profits from Ads on channels promoting climate misinformation – Report
YOUTUBE makes $13 million a year from advertising on channels propagating false claims about climate change, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)...
News
OpenAI sets to introduce tools to counter election disinformation globally
ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, has announced plans to launch tools to fight disinformation and ban the use of its technology for political campaigns ahead of...
