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: Times Okonjo-Iweala’s Name Used to Spread Fake Information on WhatsApp, Facebook, X
BY: Quadri Yahya The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala apparently avoids spreading misinformation, yet unscrupulous…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Not Dead
By: Quadri Yahya Claim: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is dead. Verdict: The Nigerian Army Command…
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Fact-Check: Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization Posts Old DSS Image to Represent Rumoured Impeachment of Akpabio
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) takes over National Assembly to impeach Senate President,…
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Fact Check: No! VeryDarkMan Was Not Fined N500 Million For Defaming Falana and Falz
By Dauda Musbau Claim: Court fines activist, VeryDarkMan 500 million naira for defaming Falz and Falana. Verdict The claim that…
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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…
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Fact-check: Did Akwa Ibom Governor Eno Appoint His Daughter As the State’s First Lady?
BY -Tinuade Mary Claim: Some platforms reported that the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, who just lost his…
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Misleading Context! No Linkage Between Fraud Allegations in First Bank and Zenith Bank Network Issues
By Ajibola Osungbohun Claim: An X user posted an image with an inscription “Could there be a linkage between what happened…
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Altered Image! Picture in circulation not Rivers State INEC Chairman
By Ajibola Osungbohun Claim: A WhatsApp user posted an image with an inscription on a group called Elite of Osun claiming that…
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Factcheck: Facebook Pages Claiming To Be Opay Agent Are Fabricated/ Scam!
By Ajibola Osungbohun Claim: Several Facebook pages using the name of Opay, a Fintech, to claim that Opay is carrying…
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BEWARE! Phishing Websites Claiming Sponsorship of Free Hajj
By: Aanuoluwatomiwa Oke and Abimbola Success Claim: Free Hajj Sponsorship for Over 750,000 Muslims Verdict: False Full Text A spear-phishing…
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