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: Hoax! Viral Post Circulates On Switching Off Mobile Devices Due to Cosmic Rays
BY: Quadri Yahya Photo Credit: Screenshot of the message sent to a group on WhatsApp/FactCheckAfrica Claim: People should turn off…
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Fact-Check: No Evidence Rotimi Akeredolu’s Widow Remarried The Younger Brother of His Late Spouse
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Mrs Betty Akeredolu, the widow of the late former Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has remarried…
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FactCheck: No, Video Doesn’t Show Students Holding ‘Vicious Snakes’
By Mustapha Lawal Claim A lecturer commands students to hold vicious snakes for extra marks. Photo Credit: A screenshot of…
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FactCheck: Beware! Phishing Scam Circulates Free 2024 Hajj Sponsorship
By Mustapha Lawal Claim Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, is sponsoring interested Muslims to the Hajj pilgrimage this…
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FactCheck: Viral Footage Shows Ousmane Sonko Berating France, Not Senegalese President-elect
By Mustapha Lawal Claim Clip showing the new Senegalese president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye berating France. Verdict Misleading! Against the claim,…
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FactCheck: Claim That UN Refugee Agency Is Giving Out Ramadan Subsidy, Hoax
By Dauda Musbau Claim United Nations Refugee Agency is giving out over N366,000 as a ‘Ramadan Subsidy.’ Verdict False Full…
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Did Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara Dump Bread On a Bare Floor For People?
By Mustapha Lawal Claim A verified X (formerly Twitter) user with the handle (@Austinokai) Identified as a PDP House Of Representative…
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No Relief Fund by Osun State Government on Any Website!
By Mustapha Lawal Claim A broadcast message spreading on WhatsApp claimed that the Osun state government ₦10,000 relief fund is…
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FactCheck: SaharaReporters Exclusive Report That Presidential Guards Brigades are Placed on High Alert Over Suspicions of Coup Plot in Nigeria is Fake News
By Mustapha Lawal Claim SaharaReporters claimed in its exclusive report that presidential guards brigades are placed on high alert over suspicions of…
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Alleged CBN Press Statement Denial Regarding Weekly Forex Sales to BDCs False
By Afeez Rabiu Claim A press statement allegedly issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) claiming that it has…
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