FACT-CHECK: Defence Minister’s Claim That Sambisa Forest Is as Large as Belgium Is MISLEADING
BY: Peter Emmanuel Claim Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), claimed that Sambisa Forest is as large as...
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FACT-CHECK: Claim That Adeleke Visited Peter Obi to Present Him His Certificate of Return Is False
By: Peter Emmanuel | CLAIM A viral Facebook post shared by media personality Lere Olayinka, a media aide to FCT...
FIAP, FactCheckAfrica Train Young Advocates in Rivers to Promote Women’s Political Participation, Tackle Disinformation Ahead of 2027 Elections
By: Peter Emmanuel | The Fundación para la Internacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP), through its implementing partner FactCheckAfrica, has...
Fact Check: Adeleke Has Not Collapsed His Structure to Support ADC Candidate Najeem Salam
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: An X user claimed that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke had agreed to collapse his political...
FACT-CHECK: Did the Accord Party Leadership Abandon Adeleke for APC’s Oyebamiji in Osun?
By: Peter Emmanuel | CLAIM An X post published on August 13, 2026, by a user identified as MaziTundeEdnutfan (@originalprofile)...
FACT-CHECK: Viral Open Letter Claiming Catholic Youth Association Stance on Politics is FAKE
BY: Peter Emmanuel CLAIM A viral open letter circulated on X (formerly Twitter) by A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofe) on August 4,...
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...
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...
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...
