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No evidence Akpabio said Nigerian Senate ‘will approve plans’ for new presidential plane

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No evidence Akpabio said Nigerian Senate ‘will approve plans’ for new presidential plane

Babatunde Okunlola June 28, 2024 0

Claim: An X user claimed that the Nigerian Senate president Godswill Akpabio said they would approve plans...

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Press freedom: Nigeria not “largely free” as claimed by minister

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Press freedom: Nigeria not “largely free” as claimed by minister

Funmilayo Babatunde June 28, 2024 0

Press Freedom in Nigeria Press freedom is germane to a democracy. In a democratic system like Nigeria, the...

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Fact-checking Speed Darlington’s claim washing vaginas with fingers healthy

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Fact-checking Speed Darlington’s claim washing vaginas with fingers healthy

Babatunde Okunlola June 28, 2024 0

Claim: Speed Darlington, a social media influencer and musician, claimed that inserting fingers to wash the vagina...

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GlobalFact 2024: IFCN restate fact-checking principles, clamour freedom of expression, condemn censorship in Sarajevo statement

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GlobalFact 2024: IFCN restate fact-checking principles, clamour freedom of expression, condemn censorship in Sarajevo statement

Cole Praise June 27, 2024 0

At the eleventh GlobalFact meeting—a worldwide gathering of fact-checking organisations—held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, members of...

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False! Man beaten in viral video, not Burkina Faso’s former transport minister

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False! Man beaten in viral video, not Burkina Faso’s former transport minister

Faruk Shuaibu, Nathaniel Kyere Bekoe June 25, 2024 0

Claim: A viral video claimed that Vincent Dabilgou, former Minister of Transportation in Burkina Faso, was stripped...

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Fact-checking claim Nigerians pay more to watch DStv and other assertions

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Fact-checking claim Nigerians pay more to watch DStv and other assertions

Sunday Awosoro June 25, 2024 0

Recently, MultiChoice has found itself at the heart of a storm, grappling with legal battles and a...

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Misleading video portrays Nigerians “japa-ing” through the desert

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Misleading video portrays Nigerians “japa-ing” through the desert

Rejoice Taddy June 25, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook account recently shared footage showing a crowd in a desert, implying the people in...

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Misleading! Grigsby didn’t appoint Wolo as Chief of Protocol at Ministry of Presidential Affairs

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Misleading! Grigsby didn’t appoint Wolo as Chief of Protocol at Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Gloria Wleh June 25, 2024 0

Claim: Activist Martin Kollie has alleged that the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby, appointed...

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Facebook ads manipulate biomedical professor’s videos to promote medical content

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Facebook ads manipulate biomedical professor’s videos to promote medical content

Phillip Anjorin June 24, 2024 2

Claim: Some sponsored Facebook adverts showed a veteran biomedical engineering professor, Samuel Achilefu, advertising a natural solution...

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No! NYSC not planning to change corps members’ uniform

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No! NYSC not planning to change corps members’ uniform

Lademi Aborisade June 24, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user asserts that The National Youth Service Corps proposes new kits for corp members....

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