DNN FactCheck, BONews Selected for EU-ECOWAS Support to Combat Election Disinformation
By Michael Omotosho | DNN FactCheck, the fact-checking and verification platform of the Development News Network (DNN) Media Foundation, has...
Month: July 2026
Why Verifying Information Matters More Than Ever as Nigeria Approaches 2027 Elections
By: Peter Emmanuel As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, the growing influence of digital platforms in shaping public conversations...
ANALYSIS: How Voters’ Choices Could Shape Osun State’s Governorship Race Beyond the Ballot
By: Peter Emmanuel For political parties contesting the 2026 Osun State governorship election, the battle is about winning control of...
#CheckBeforeYouPost | Protecting Truth in Nigeria’s AI-Powered Information Age
By Michael Omotosho | "In the age of AI, thinking before posting is just as important as thinking before speaking."...
#CheckBeforeYouPost | When Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Weapon: How Boko Haram Is Rewriting the Rules of Modern Terrorism
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been celebrated as humanity’s next great breakthrough powering medical discoveries, transforming education, revolutionising businesses and...
#CheckBeforeYouPost: The Olodo Uprising and Fact-Checking Trumpeters ahead of 2027 Elections in Nigeria.
By: Mayowa Adeniran & Michael Omotosho | The popular saying …. "Look before you leap" is an English proverb that...
EXPLAINER: What INEC’s New Self-Service Voter Registration Platform Means for Nigerians
By: Peter Emmanuel | The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a self-service online voter registration platform alongside a...
#CheckBeforeYouPost: FIAP, FactCheckAfrica Train Influencers to Counter Fake News Ahead of 2027 Polls
The Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP), through its implementing partner FactCheckAfrica, conducted a three-day regional training...
FACT-CHECK: Viral Claim That ‘Judge Tsamma Abubakar,’ Who Declared Bola Tinubu Winner in 2023 Presidential Election, Went Blind in London Is False
By: Peter Emmanuel Claim A viral post on X (formerly Twitter) claims that a judge identified as "Tsamma Abubakar," who...
