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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Phishing Scam! FG did not kick off Disbursement of Child Support Fund
By: Ibraheem Muhammad MustaphaClaim The Federal Government of Nigeria is giving out a sum of N50,000 as a Child Support…
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FactCheck: Verifying Claim on Ganduje, APC National Chairman Replacement
By: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An X user asserts that Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori is the new APC Acting National Chairman …
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X’s User False Claim On Nigeria’s Support of Iran/Palestine Fact-Checked
BY: Quadri Yahya Claim: Nigeria stands with Iran in a recent escalation with Israel. Verdict: Misleading. The claim stating the…
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Fact-Check: Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport In Ibadan?
By Dauda Musbau Claim: The Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport is situated in Ibadan, Oyo State. Verdict: Misleading! Full Text:…
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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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