EXPLAINERS Round-Up: Sokoto killing, Messi’s Public holiday, other top claims fact-checked this week 11 October 2026
INVESTIGATION: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables Abstract: A 13-month PREMIUM TIMES investigation traced Nigeria’s first genetically modified maize from research laboratories to farms, markets… Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman · Sep 27, 2026
Round-up: Yoruba’s alleged protest against Tinubu, other top claims verified this week As different narratives and trends circulate online, misinformation and disinformation keep spreading, shaping public conversations, especially on Facebook.… Mohammed Taoheed · Sep 20, 2026
How TikTok creators use Yorùbá to evade censorship, push erotic content to users Content warning! This story contains sexually explicit words documented as part of the investigation. Reader discretion is advised.… Sunday Awosoro · Sep 5, 2026
Can Nigerian creators face legal action for prank videos? Full Text The advent of social media and the harsh realities of Nigeria’s economic situation have given content… Mohammed Taoheed · Aug 20, 2026
Round-Up: Sokoto killing, Messi’s Public holiday, other top claims fact-checked this week Oct 11, 2026 Sunday Awosoro 535 views
INVESTIGATION: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables Sep 27, 2026 Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman 916 views
Round-up: Yoruba’s alleged protest against Tinubu, other top claims verified this week Sep 20, 2026 Mohammed Taoheed 598 views
01 How TikTok creators use Yorùbá to evade censorship, push erotic content to users DUBAWA In-depth · Sep 5, 2026
04 Weekly round-up: New terrorist group, Sultan endorsement, judge kidnap, others, top claims verified last week Fact Check · Aug 9, 2026
05 How Telegram’s regulatory failures, misinformation fuel prostitution in Nigeria DUBAWA In-depth · Jun 3, 2026
01 Mainstream Misleading! Grigsby didn’t appoint Wolo as Chief of Protocol at Ministry of Presidential Affairs Liberia · Gloria Wleh · 148 views · Jun 25, 2024
02 Explainers Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott and the compassionate leave conundrum: What you need to know Liberia · Jackson C. Clay Jr. · 148 views · Jun 25, 2024
03 Facebook Checks No evidence Senator Abraham Dillon was sharing food at Korea-Africa Summit Liberia · Laymah Kollie · 90 views · Jun 21, 2024
04 Fact Check False; Orange Sierra Leone is not offering free data to old customers Sierra Leone · Iris Aminata Bangura · 390 views · Jun 18, 2024
05 Fact Check Liberia’s Lonestar Cell MTN not offering free data to old customers Prince E. Cooper · 555 views · Jun 1, 2024
06 Fact Check Son of Liberia’s president has not imported ‘Zombie’ drug into Liberia Liberia · Varney Dukuly, Lee Monjue · 422 views · May 29, 2024
07 Fact Check Shine Liberia’s report on President Weah’s absence at Unification Day Celebration, misleading Liberia · Gloria Wleh · 200 views · May 28, 2024
08 Explainers Food prices in The Gambia: Ousmaila Joof’s official inflation rates and prices ‘on the ground’ The Gambia · Nelson Manneh · 138 views · May 27, 2024
09 Facebook Checks Image purported to be President Boakai’s 100-day deliverables, doctored! Liberia · Laymah Kollie · 180 views · May 24, 2024
10 Fact Check British Royal Family photo with Gambian boy doctored The Gambia · Dawda Baldeh · 301 views · May 22, 2024