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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FakeNewsAlert: X Users Recirculate Old CBN Circular Banning Use of Dollar For Transactions in Domestic Market
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Multiple users on X share a CBN circular which bans the use of Dollar for transactions…
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Is This Video Showing ‘Children Kidnappers’ Being Captured by Ekiti Amotekun Corp?
By Quadri Yahya Claim An X user, Rodemi Femi claims Amotekun Corp and local hunters in Ekiti State ‘captured’ ‘children kidnappers’ ‘using…
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Misleading! The National Bureau of Statistics is not currently recruiting
By Dauda Musbau Claim A certain website with the link: https://recruitmentfile.net/nbs-recruitment/ claims that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will soon commence…
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Is this picture in circulation about an Explosion in Abuja?
By Prudence Emudianughe Claim In tweets of random images making rounds, certain handlers claimed that an Explosion had occured around…
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A Video About Onana’s Return to Man United is Misleading!
By Dauda Musbau Claim An online blogger claims that the Cameroon-born Manchester United goalkeeper, Andre Onana has returned to his…
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Did Kogi Governor Establish the Office of the Immediate Past Governor?
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A X user A. Ayofe @abdullahayofel made a post which claimed that the newly inaugurated governor…
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There are no Plans to Convert Domiciliary Account Holdings into Naira
By Mustapha Lawal Claim Saturday PUNCH claimed in its banner headline that the Federal Government (FG) is considering converting $30bn domiciliary deposits…
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This Picture Is Not Related to a Protest Against Jonathan
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A X user PIED @obehieguakhide posted a picture of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian…
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This Viral Painting is not From Lagos Market
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim Lagospedia @lagospedia, shared an image of a viral painting of a market tagging it as an…
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Julian Alvarez Is Not the Only Player to Wear a World Champion BADGE at both Club and International Level!
By Dauda Musbau Claim: Julian Alvarez, is the only player to wear the World Champion badge at both club and…
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