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: False Statement Purported To Be President Tinubu’s Speech Circulating Online
By: Dauda MusbauClaimTinubu promises a 50% salary cut for top government officials, the scrapping of the Office of the First…
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Fact-Check: Has BUA Group Called Off Plans to Build Petroleum Refinery in Akwa Ibom?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimAn X user claimed that BUA Group has quietly called off plans to build a petroleum refinery in…
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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 ClaimAn X user posted a video of Aliko Dangote speaking on the travails of Nigerian entrepreneurs. VerdictMisleading. The video…
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Fact-Check: Are all the Recent Appointees of President Tinubu from one Ethnic Group?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimAn X user claimed that all of President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments are from one ethnic group.VerdictFalse. Our…
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Fact Check: Did Senator Oshiomhole Blame Tinubu for Nigeria’s Economic Hardship?
BY: Mustapha LawalClaimA Video circulating claimed that Senator Adams Oshiomhole said that President Tinubu’s reckless policies are responsible for the…
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Fact Check: Seun Okinbaloye Not Sacked by Channels Television
By: Dauda MusbauClaimSeun Okinbaloye sacked by Channels TVVerdictFalse.Full TextAn X user @VANPDPNG posted an image of Seun Okinbaloye, a broadcast…
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Fact-Check: Sports Journalist Misidentified as Donald Trump’s Shooter in Assassination Attempt
By: Mustapha Lawal ClaimA picture shows Mark Violet, a “known Antifa extremist”, who has been identified as the Donald Trump…
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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 he was…
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Fact-Check: Claim that Cameroon Election Postponed Till 2026, True
BY: Sultan UsmanClaimCharles Oyango Obbo on X, claimed that the Cameroon parliament approved the postponement of the election until 2026.VerdictTrue,…
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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 HafizClaim: Reno Omokri posted that the price of a 65kg bag of Irish potatoes in Plateau State, Nigeria,…
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