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Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

Sunday Awosoro March 6, 2023

Claim: Africa Facts Zone claims the Labour Party (LP) won 42 National Assembly seats and seven Senate...

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men gettyimages-200359051-001-10

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Ikechukwu Oyemike March 3, 2023

Claim: “Most guys are not bald naturally; masturbation makes them bald.” Verdict: FALSE. There is no evidence...

Swarming photo of football fans has no connection with Samura Kamara’s entry into Freetown

Fayia J. Moseray March 2, 2023

Claim: A known Sierra Leonean social media activist, Sheka Forna, posted a photo claiming to be scenes...

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 2, 2023

CLAIM: A screenshot of a purported AP headline shows the president of the USA, Joe Biden, calling...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 1, 2023

Claim 7 CLAIM: A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate...

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 1, 2023

Liberia held a referendum to vote on some proposed changes to the country’s constitution on December 8,...

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Varney Dukuly March 1, 2023

Claim: ‘Former Vice President has decided to support Cummings following retirement from politics,’ Sekou Kalasco Damaro, Presidential...

False! No fatality recorded from Bo Stadium incident Fatima Bio

False! No fatality recorded from Bo Stadium incident

Foday Moriba Conteh February 28, 2023

Claim: An online news platform, Theorganiser.net, claims that Bo Stadium collapsed and killed some school girls. Verdict:...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states Atiku...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A breaking news headline posted on Facebook by Page 36 News claims that the PDP’s Atiku...

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user claims President Muhammadu Buhari has approved former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to cancel...

Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Swarming photo of football fans has no connection with Samura Kamara’s entry into Freetown

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Liberia’s dual citizenship debacle: The voice of the people or the wants of elites?

Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

False! No fatality recorded from Bo Stadium incident

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

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DUBAWA, DAIDAC’s 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT fellowship commence with 13 journalists

FG ban on “Dr” prefix for honorary degree holders, incomplete

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