FACTCHECK

FACTCHECK

Re-circulated image of police impersonator

Claim: Facebook users are circulating an image of a man wearing police camouflage with the claim that he is a deputy commissioner of police in Kaduna

Is the Nigerian government registering inmates for the upcoming election?

Claim: A social media user claims that the Nigerian government has started the registration of all inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities for th

Explainer: How not to spread misinformation via WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is without doubt one of the highest vehicles for the spread of misinformation globally. Owned by Facebook, Inc

Claims on made-in-Nigeria car, as promo floods social media

The social media has been agog recently with the photo of a sleek car, followed by claims that it was manufactured in Nigeria by Innoson Vehicle Motor

FIRS’ claim that no country collects VAT at sub-national level

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recently claimed that there is no country in the world where Value Added Tax (VAT) is collected at the sub-n