Fact Check
An independent fact-checking platform working to produce fact-check reports around electoral activities, issues in government, accountability in governance, climate and conflicts in Africa. Our aim is to enhance information accuracy and combat misinformation across Africa.
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Fact-Check: Misleading! $1 Was Not Equal to N22 Throughout Abacha’s Rule
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:$1 was equal to N22 throughout the regime of General Sani Abacha.Verdict:Misleading. While the official exchange rate of…
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Fact-Check: Rivers State Sole Administrator Denies Summoning Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and His Deputy as Widely Claimed
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya & Mustapha LawalClaim:Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his…
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Fact-Check: Did IBB and Jonathan Endorse Tinubu for Second Term?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimX user, @Onsogbu, posted screenshots of two news headlines purportedly published by BusinessDay and Daily Post newspapers, attributing…
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Fact-Check: Viral Video of Girls Being Flogged in Maiduguri Is Not from an Islamic School
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:A viral video circulating on WhatsApp and social media platforms claims to show an Islamic teacher brutally flogging…
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Beware! Viral Facebook Post Offering NIN-to-ID Card Conversion Is a Scam
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:A Facebook message claims Nigerians can convert their NIN slip into a plastic or digital ID card for…
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Fact-Check: Old Video of Emir Abbas Tafida’s Ultimatum to Fulani Herdsmen Resurfaces with Misleading 2025 Context
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:The Emir of Muri issued a fresh 30-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to leave Taraba State in 2025.Verdict: Misleading!…
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Fact-Check: APC Congress Timetable Circulating Online is False!
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim: A timetable circulating online outlines the official schedule for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national congress slated for…
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FactCheck: No, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Was Not Arrested in the US!
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Arrested in the United States.Verdict:False! Verified evidence shows Mahmood Yakubu was neither arrested nor…
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FactCheck: Daniel Bwala’s Claim that Senator Ali Ndume Has No Projects After 22 Years in National Assembly is False!
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim: Senator Ali Ndume has done no projects in 22 years as a lawmaker in the National Assembly.Verdict: False and…
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Alert! NYSC Dismisses Report on Service Year Extension by 3 Months
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has dismissed a report claiming that it has extended the Batch A,…
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