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FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Showcase Gen Z-Led Solutions to Disinformation at #CheckBeforeYouPost Exhibition in Abuja
Under the EU Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project Abuja, Nigeria — The Fundación para la…
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FACT-CHECK: Claim By Facebook User That Lameco Flyover Bridge in Osun Cost ₦15 Billion and Underwent Four Repairs In One Month Is False!
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: A Facebook user, Governor Ifedolapo Osun, claimed: “They’ve repaired the Lameco Bridge 4 times within a…
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FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Peter Obi Promised to Visit Every Secondary School in Nigeria as President
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: Peter Obi said: “I will visit every Secondary school in Nigeria as President.” Verdict: False. The…
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GlobalFact 2026: What Global Trends Mean for FactCheckAfrica’s Future
By: Abayomi Abdulwaliyy Jolayemi The conversations at GlobalFact 2026, the annual conference of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), offered a…
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Again! Viral WhatsApp Message Falsely Claims Users Must Share a Disclaimer to Protect their Photos and Avoid Message Charges
BY: Habeeb Adisa Claim: A message circulating widely on WhatsApp claims that a new policy will allow the platform to…
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FACT-CHECK: Old Indian Video Recycled, Used to Depict Destruction of Solar Panels in Sokoto, Nigeria
BY: Eniola Amadu Claim: Village residents in Sokoto state, Nigeria, destroy solar panels believed to have “blocked the rain from…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Inspector-General of Police Has Not Removed Osun Commissioner of Police Ahead of Governorship Election
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has removed the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan,…
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FACT-CHECK: Is Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya the First NBA President-elect to Visit a Sitting Nigerian President?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: Following her courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, NBA President-elect…
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FACT-CHECK: Nigerian Army Shares Old Video as Proof of Killing ‘ISWAP Terrorist’— Claims it Killed Same Terrorist Twice in 2019 and 2026
BY: ‘Kunle Adebajo Screenshot of the Nigerian Army post on X containing the misleading claim. In a statement released on…
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FIAP and FactCheckAfrica Train Northern Nigerian Social Media Influencers to Counter Electoral Disinformation Ahead of 2027 Elections
Kano, Nigeria | 24 July 2026 The Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP), through its implementing partner…
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