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Fact-Check Roundup: Election and Public-Affairs Claims from the Past Four Weeks
Fact-Check: No, Professor Wole Soyinka Did Not Tell President Bola Tinubu He Is “Not Fit for Re-election”
IFEX Elects IPC Executive Director, Lanre Arogundade, to Its Global Council
Court of Appeal Upholds INEC’s 2027 Election Guidelines, Overturns High Court Ruling
03
Sep
Fact Check: President Tinubu’s Naira Stabilisation Claim is Misleading
Photo credit: ChatGPT AI image Claim: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed that...
03
Sep
Fact Check: Did Enugu Report the Highest Number of Kidnapping Incidents in the South-East (July 2024–June 2025)?
Claim: Sen. Chijinkem Ugwuanyi’s Facebook post states that Enugu had the most...
03
Sep
Fact Check: No! Video of Anambra AAC Governorship Candidate’s Protest Not a pro-Biafra movement
CLAIM: A viral post on social media alleges that pro-Biafra agitators are...
27
Aug
Fact-Check: Nigerians Earning N800k or More Will Not Be Taxed 11%–20% Annually
Claim: An X user claimed that Nigerians earning #800,000 and above annually...
25
Aug
Fact Check: Peter Obi Didn’t Receive 44.5% and 15.2% in the North and South in the 2023 Election
Claim: Former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC),...
20
Aug
Fact-Check: Old Video of Senator Reprimanding AGF, IGP Circulates as New
Claim: Video shows Nigerian senator criticising the current AGF and IGP at the...
17
May
Factcheck: Did INEC Chairman Say President Tinubu Did Not Win 2023 General Elections?
Claim: The INEC chairman said President Tinubu did not win the 2023...
26
Apr
Factcheck: Viral Video Portraying Ritual in Pope Francis Burial is False
Claim: Video Circulation on Social Media to depict ritual activities in Pope...
18
Mar
No, Obasanjo Didn’t Visit Fubara to Advise on State of Emergency in Rivers State
Claim: Former President Obasanjo advised Governor Fubara to declare a...
05
Feb
No, NPC Is Not Recruiting Ad-Hoc Staff for the 2025 National Census
CLAIM: NPC is recruiting ad-hoc staff for the 2025 nationwide census. VERDICT:...
