Headline

Africa Facts Summit 2024: 50 African fact-checking organisations sign agreement to establish information integrity

• Press Releases
• Fact Check
• Featured
• Headline
• Homepage

Africa Facts Summit 2024: 50 African fact-checking organisations sign agreement to establish information integrity

Cole Praise November 4, 2024 0

Fifty fact-checking organisations in Africa have jointly signed an agreement to curb the spread of fake news...

Read More Read more about Africa Facts Summit 2024: 50 African fact-checking organisations sign agreement to establish information integrity

Photo of President Tinubu on sickbed, photoshopped

• Fact Check
• Facebook Checks
• Headline
• Homepage

Photo of President Tinubu on sickbed, photoshopped

Mohammed Taoheed November 1, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims that the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, is currently admitted to the hospital...

Read More Read more about Photo of President Tinubu on sickbed, photoshopped

Hoax! Angelina Jolie not dead

• Fact Check
• Headline
• Homepage
• Mainstream

Hoax! Angelina Jolie not dead

Gloria Wleh November 1, 2024 0

Claim: “(R I P) Hollywood Reports Very Sad News About Angelina Jolie, She Is Confirmed dead,” a...

Read More Read more about Hoax! Angelina Jolie not dead

Has Argentina’s inflation rate completely dropped?

• Fact Check
• Economy
• Headline
• Homepage

Has Argentina’s inflation rate completely dropped?

Sunday Awosoro November 1, 2024 0

Claim: X user claims that the inflation rate in Argentina has completely dropped. Verdict: Misleading! While Argentina’s...

Read More Read more about Has Argentina’s inflation rate completely dropped?

Video of Mahamudu Bawumia singing Chinese song, fabricated

• Fact Check
• Facebook Checks
• Headline
• Homepage
• Mainstream

Video of Mahamudu Bawumia singing Chinese song, fabricated

Rejoice Taddy November 1, 2024 0

Claim: Several accounts on TikTok and Facebook shared a video suggesting that the Vice President of Ghana...

Read More Read more about Video of Mahamudu Bawumia singing Chinese song, fabricated

#WeekForTruth: Dealing with impersonation on social media? Here is what to do

• Media Literacy
• Headline
• Homepage
• Mainstream

#WeekForTruth: Dealing with impersonation on social media? Here is what to do

Sunday Awosoro October 31, 2024 0

How did you feel the last time your favourite celebrity or influencer entered your DM on Facebook,...

Read More Read more about #WeekForTruth: Dealing with impersonation on social media? Here is what to do

Did President Tinubu appoint FFK, Reno Omokri, in recent cabinet reshuffle?

• Fact Check
• Headline
• Homepage
• Politics

Did President Tinubu appoint FFK, Reno Omokri, in recent cabinet reshuffle?

Miracle Akubuo October 30, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) and Reno Omokri have been appointed Finance Minister and...

Read More Read more about Did President Tinubu appoint FFK, Reno Omokri, in recent cabinet reshuffle?

Is video showing foreign student protesters calling President Tinubu thief real?

• Fact Check
• Facebook Checks
• Headline
• Homepage
• Politics

Is video showing foreign student protesters calling President Tinubu thief real?

Rejoice Taddy October 30, 2024 0

Claim: A viral clip on Facebook and WhatsApp shows foreign students protesting and calling Nigeria’s president a...

Read More Read more about Is video showing foreign student protesters calling President Tinubu thief real?

Has Oyo State been split into two states, as alleged by Facebook user?

• Fact Check
• Facebook Checks
• Headline
• Homepage
• Politics

Has Oyo State been split into two states, as alleged by Facebook user?

Juliet Buna October 30, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Odumayo Funke Olufemi, claimed that Oyo State has been split into two states....

Read More Read more about Has Oyo State been split into two states, as alleged by Facebook user?

Maiduguri flood: Residents pay heavy price for heeding Borno govt’s misleading assurance

• DUBAWA In-depth
• Fact Check
• Headline
• Homepage
• Politics

Maiduguri flood: Residents pay heavy price for heeding Borno govt’s misleading assurance

Phillip Anjorin October 29, 2024 0

Water residues on the road splatter on the tricycle’s tyres, conveying this reporter to Lagos Street to...

Read More Read more about Maiduguri flood: Residents pay heavy price for heeding Borno govt’s misleading assurance