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: Did Bishop Oyedepo Announce that Federal Government Approved Airstrip Construction in Canaanland ?
By— Sultan Usman & Aminat Miskilu Claim:Bishop Oyedepo announced that the federal government approved the construction of an airstrip in Canaanland,…
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Fact-check: Did Akwa Ibom Governor Eno Appoint His Daughter As the State’s First Lady?
BY -Tinuade MaryClaim: Some platforms reported that the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, who just lost his wife,…
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Misleading Context! No Linkage Between Fraud Allegations in First Bank and Zenith Bank Network Issues
By Ajibola OsungbohunClaim: An X user posted an image with an inscription “Could there be a linkage between what happened in…
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Altered Image! Picture in circulation not Rivers State INEC Chairman
By Ajibola OsungbohunClaim: A WhatsApp user posted an image with an inscription on a group called Elite of Osun claiming that INEC…
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Factcheck: Facebook Pages Claiming To Be Opay Agent Are Fabricated/ Scam!
By Ajibola OsungbohunClaim: Several Facebook pages using the name of Opay, a Fintech, to claim that Opay is carrying out…
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BEWARE! Phishing Websites Claiming Sponsorship of Free Hajj
By: Aanuoluwatomiwa Oke and Abimbola SuccessClaim: Free Hajj Sponsorship for Over 750,000 MuslimsVerdict: FalseFull TextA spear-phishing message is being shared…
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FactCheck: Kwara State Local Government Election Is Not Postponed!
By: Ibraheem Muhammad MustaphaClaimA circulating letter claims that the Kwara State Local Government elections scheduled for today, September 21, 2024,…
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Fact-Check: False! PDP’s Asue Ighodalo did not Step Down for Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:A viral letter purportedly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims that its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has…
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Fact-Check: Olumide Akpata Debunks Claim of Withdrawing from Edo State Governorship Race
BY: Mustapha LawalClaim:Olumide Akpata, Labour Party candidate for the Edo State governorship election, has stepped down from the race.Verdict:False! Olumide…
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Fact Check: 600 Nigerian Hajj Pilgrims Did Not Abscond in Saudi Arabia!
The claim that 600 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims absconded in Saudi Arabia is false. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has…
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