Elections

LIVE FACT-CHECKS: Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship Election – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

LIVE FACT-CHECKS: Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship Election – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 19, 2023

Claim 16: CLAIM: A Twitter user, Love Chijioke (@Realsnowlove1), suggests the PDP scored 30,000 votes in the...

Rivers state result yet to be uploaded on INEC portal INEC result

Rivers state result yet to be uploaded on INEC portal

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 18, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user @KingChrissie2 claimed two results from polling units in Rivers state had been uploaded...

Old video used to make false political claim false

Old video used to make false political claim

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 18, 2023

CLAIM: Senator Dino Melaye claims that security forces arrested some thugs associated with APC in Lagos state...

PDP has not collapsed its structure for LP in Lagos guber polls LP and PDP

PDP has not collapsed its structure for LP in Lagos guber polls

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 18, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user claims that the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has collapsed...

Viral image of Olumide Oworu from movie shoot used to depict attack on his campaign team

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 17, 2023

Claim: The viral bloodied image of Labour Party House of Assembly candidate Olumide Oworu is from the...

APC National Women’s Leader, Betta Edu, shares misleading claims about elections in Cross River State

Ogar Monday March 17, 2023

Claim: The APC Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu, in a recent interview, claims that the Labour Party...

Sierra Leone election: How abuse and incendiary language could spark tensions

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 16, 2023

Every five years, Sierra Leoneans go to the poll to elect new representatives and leaders across the...

LIVE-CHECK: Delta State Governorship Candidates Debate – Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 15, 2023

Claim 2: CLAIM: The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Sunny Ofehe, claims Delta state has...

Hookah-smoking viral image not, Abiodun Oyefusi, Labour Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Lagos

Dubawa March 15, 2023

By: Lois Ugbede and Christiana Amodu-Otinyia Claim: “Viral image of a lady smoking hookah is the deputy...

TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

Lois Ugbede March 14, 2023

Claim: Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, claims his cabinet consists of over 30% women. Verdict: TRUE. Our...

LIVE FACT-CHECKS: Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship Election – SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

Rivers state result yet to be uploaded on INEC portal

Old video used to make false political claim

PDP has not collapsed its structure for LP in Lagos guber polls

Viral image of Olumide Oworu from movie shoot used to depict attack on his campaign team

APC National Women’s Leader, Betta Edu, shares misleading claims about elections in Cross River State

Sierra Leone election: How abuse and incendiary language could spark tensions

LIVE-CHECK: Delta State Governorship Candidates Debate – Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Hookah-smoking viral image not, Abiodun Oyefusi, Labour Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Lagos

TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

Economy

Claim coconut water can treat fever in children, misleading

Viral video of “persecuted Christians” in Nigeria, misleading

FALSE! Ivory Coast’s president did not comment on Nigeria’s security

Viral ‘missile-like’ light seen in Sokoto, Kebbi, likely meteor activity