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 MustaphaClaimThe Federal Government of Nigeria is giving out a sum of N50,000 as a Child Support Fund…
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FactCheck: Verifying Claim on Ganduje, APC National Chairman Replacement
By: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimAn X user asserts that Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori is the new APC Acting National Chairman Photo Credit: Screenshot…
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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 position of the Nigerian…
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Fact-Check: Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport In Ibadan?
By Dauda MusbauClaim: The Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport is situated in Ibadan, Oyo State.Verdict: Misleading!Full Text:Photo Credit: A screenshot…
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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/FactCheckAfricaClaim:People should turn off mobile phones…
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Fact-Check: No Evidence Rotimi Akeredolu’s Widow Remarried The Younger Brother of His Late Spouse
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimMrs Betty Akeredolu, the widow of the late former Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has remarried his younger…
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FactCheck: No, Video Doesn’t Show Students Holding ‘Vicious Snakes’
By Mustapha Lawal ClaimA lecturer commands students to hold vicious snakes for extra marks.Photo Credit: A screenshot of the claim. Verdict Misleading! The…
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FactCheck: Beware! Phishing Scam Circulates Free 2024 Hajj Sponsorship
By Mustapha LawalClaimMohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, is sponsoring interested Muslims to the Hajj pilgrimage this year. Photo Credit:…
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FactCheck: Viral Footage Shows Ousmane Sonko Berating France, Not Senegalese President-elect
By Mustapha Lawal ClaimClip showing the new Senegalese president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye berating France. VerdictMisleading! Against the claim, the speaker in the…
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FactCheck: Claim That UN Refugee Agency Is Giving Out Ramadan Subsidy, Hoax
By Dauda MusbauClaimUnited Nations Refugee Agency is giving out over N366,000 as a ‘Ramadan Subsidy.’VerdictFalseFull TextA link has been circulating on multiple…
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