APPLY: ICIR seeks applications for fellowship on countering AI-enhanced misinformation
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) is accepting applications for its “Countering AI-enhanced misinformation in Nigeria...
FACT WATCH
FactCheck: Will France’s President, Macron Be Impeached As Claimed?
By Pascal Ibe Claim A channel on X, @ POGrassRootM, claimed that there are plans to impeach...
FactCheck: Claim that EFCC raided Kaduna ex-governor son’s house recently is FALSE
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @SabinaNkiru claimed that the EFCC discovered $800 Million, ₦700 Billion...
FactCheck: FALSE! Gowon didn’t beg Igbos to rescue Nigeria from collapsing
By Pascal Ibe Claim @MadukaOgwueleka on X claimed that the former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon...
FactCheck: Video does not show Tinubu asking Nigerians to go to their governors for local issues
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @Jarmari∅1, posted a video showing Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, asking...
TikTok approved misinformation ads targeting Irish General Election – study
Anti-corruption NGO, Global Witness, have released research conducted through a sting operation on the video sharing platform,...
FactCheck: 2019 video torture of Boko Haram terrorist by Nigerian soldiers recirculated as recent
By Pascal Ibe Claim Zoom Africa, channel on X has shared a video of soldiers torturing a...
Fact-checking viral list of 124 countries that vowed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu following ICC ruling
By Pascal Ibe Claim @DrLoupis has posted a list of 124 that allegedly threatened to arrest Israeli...
FactCheck: Simon Ekpa’s boy misleads his followers on arrest of the Biafra factional leader
By Pascal Ibe Claim @Akparawasunny, a loyal disciple to the Biafra factional leader, Simon Ekpa, has claimed...
FactCheck: CharlyBoy males FALSE claim about Mali debt profile
By Pascal Ibe Claim A popular Nigerian songwriter and social media influencer, Charly Boy has claimed that...