FACTCHECK

FACTCHECK

CCB: Did Zamfara governor declare $5bn in 3 First Bank accounts?

Doctored document, online influencers used to amplify claim Zamfara governor has $5bn By Faruk Shuaibu Claim: A document has been shared on X, formerl

Message on bank details through theft, phone call not from EFCC

  Claim: A WhatsApp message claimed that the EFCC has issued a warning not to receive calls of certain foreign numbers when called on phone as th

Quick ways to detect and verify fake news online

  The birth of social media came with its advantages and disadvantages. However, fake news existed before the internet but the era of social medi

Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?

Amid the Israel-Gaza war, Indian right-wing accounts are among leading amplifiers of anti-Palestinian fake news. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

List of WAECs’ charges for corrections fake

  Claim: A Facebook user recently posted a list of sundry charges that candidates sitting for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) would h