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General
False claim circulates that Tiwa Savage is a Ghanaian
ON May 8, 2023, a Twitter user, Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) claimed that Tiwatope Savage, professionally known as Tiwa Savage, is a Ghanaian following her...
Elections
2023 Election: Did Obasanjo hire Russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi?
Several social media posts have claimed that former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has flown in a Russia-based lawyer to reclaim the mandate of the...
General
Viral photo does not show wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A claim that the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nine years ago has been found under an ocean with no human skeleton in...
Politics
Virginia Etiaba is not the first female deputy governor in Nigeria
ON May 1, 2023, a Twitter user, Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) claimed that Virginia Etiaba, who served as Peter Obi's deputy during his time as...
Health
Obinna Nwosu makes false claim about Indomie production
ON May 1, 2023, Obinna Nwosu, a House of Representatives candidate for African Democratic Congress (ADC)Â in Abia State at the just concluded general...
News
Limited human resources is hindering fight against misinformation – Report
LACK of enough human resources is affecting the capacities fact-checking organisations to tackle misinformation effectively, a report by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has...
Security
Fact-checking Buhari’s claims on Nigerian Army’s progress
Following the Nigerian Army’s Unveiling and Presentation of New Colours ceremony held on April 27, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari made several claims regarding Nigeria’s...
Politics
Shettima makes false claim about Tinubu on first female deputy governor, state chief judge
THE vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima has claimed that the first person to have a woman as deputy governor and also appoint a woman as a...
General
Viral image of Peter Obi with Tinubu is photoshopped
A photo of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and President-elect Bola Tinubu with speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,...
Economy
Abike Dabiri-Erewa makes false claim about richest man in Sudan
THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has claimed that the richest man in Sudan is a Nigerian.
Abike...
