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: Has BUA Group Called Off Plans to Build Petroleum Refinery in Akwa Ibom?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An X user claimed that BUA Group has quietly called off plans to build a petroleum…
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Fact-Check: X User Directly Reference Tinubu in an Old Video of Dangote’s Statement at ‘CBN Going for Growth, a Consultative Roundtable with the CBN Governor’
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An X user posted a video of Aliko Dangote speaking on the travails of Nigerian entrepreneurs. …
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Fact-Check: Are all the Recent Appointees of President Tinubu from one Ethnic Group?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An X user claimed that all of President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments are from one ethnic…
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Fact Check: Did Senator Oshiomhole Blame Tinubu for Nigeria’s Economic Hardship?
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim A Video circulating claimed that Senator Adams Oshiomhole said that President Tinubu’s reckless policies are responsible…
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Fact Check: Seun Okinbaloye Not Sacked by Channels Television
By: Dauda Musbau Claim Seun Okinbaloye sacked by Channels TV Verdict False. Full Text An X user @VANPDPNG posted an…
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Fact-Check: Sports Journalist Misidentified as Donald Trump’s Shooter in Assassination Attempt
By: Mustapha Lawal Claim A picture shows Mark Violet, a “known Antifa extremist”, who has been identified as the Donald…
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FactCheck: Images Showing Donald Trump Smiling After the July 13th Assassination Attempt Are Altered!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Photos show Donald Trump and security agents smiling while he’s being removed from the stage after…
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Fact-Check: Claim that Cameroon Election Postponed Till 2026, True
BY: Sultan Usman Claim Charles Oyango Obbo on X, claimed that the Cameroon parliament approved the postponement of the election…
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Fact-Check: Did the Price of Irish Potatoes in Plateau State Drop from N180,000 to N45,000 Due to a Bumper Harvest?
BY: Rabiu Hafiz Claim: Reno Omokri posted that the price of a 65kg bag of Irish potatoes in Plateau State,…
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Fact-Check: Instablog9ja Shares Old Image (Now Deleted) to Depict Flood Situation in Ibeju Lekki
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Instablog9ja posted an image of an area submerged in flood claiming that it’s from Ibeju Lekki,…
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