HomeSearch

Search results - Sample

Fact Guage:

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

Media literacy: equipping Nigerian youths against misinformation

In today’s fast-paced digital space, Nigerian youths are constantly immersed in an endless stream of information, primarily driven by social media platforms. While this...

Old video of flooded Ore bridge recirculates online

A claim that the Ore bridge on Shagamu-Benin expressway has collapsed has been making rounds particularly on Instagram. The claim was contained in a video...

Tinubu did not appoint Fani Kayode as finance Minister nor Omokri as CBN Governor

AN X user, @Uptownoflagos has claimed that President Tinubu Bola appointed Femi Fani Kayode and Reno Omokri as the ministers of Finance and governor...

Claim that Oyo has been split to two states is misleading!

TUNDE Ednut, a popular social media influencer and blogger, has claimed that the House of Representatives has split Oyo state into two states. He made...

IFCN awards 2024 GROW grants to 20 organisations

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $50,000 each from the 2024 GROW grant to 20 fact-checking organisations globally to...

Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu

AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?

THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...

Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington

A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.  The minute-long video...

Viral video of protester calling for military takeover is from Edo not Oyo

A video showing people protesting on the street, with one individual calling on the Nigerian army to take over Nigeria, has surfaced online, with...

Most Read

False claims that Mike Tyson is dead circulates on Facebook

A claim that a former American  professional boxer, Mike...

Did Trump’s inaugural prayer service feature Muslim call to prayer?

A video showing a man performing the Muslim Call...

No, Peter Obi was not invited for Trump’s inauguration

A claim that Nigeria's 2023 Labour Party's presidential candidate,...

No, Traoré did not decline Trump’s invitation to his inauguration

A claim that Burkina Faso's military-backed president Ibrahim Traoré...

Recent Check

False claims that Mike Tyson is dead circulates on Facebook

A claim that a former American  professional boxer, Mike...

Did Trump’s inaugural prayer service feature Muslim call to prayer?

A video showing a man performing the Muslim Call...

No, Peter Obi was not invited for Trump’s inauguration

A claim that Nigeria's 2023 Labour Party's presidential candidate,...

No, Traoré did not decline Trump’s invitation to his inauguration

A claim that Burkina Faso's military-backed president Ibrahim Traoré...