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INEC Sets Limits on AI, Insists Technology Must Not Decide 2027 Election Outcomes
2027: IPC Tasks Journalists on Accountability, Credible Reporting Ahead of Elections
INEC Explains Omission of Candidates’ Names, Gives Parties 14 Days to Seek Redress
APC Revises Campaign Council List to Include Opposition Figures Adeleke, Soludo, Others
18
Sep
Fact-Check: Viral Photo of Youth Scavenging at Dumpsite is from Sierra Leone, Not Nigeria
Claim: A viral photo/video shows Nigerians eating from a refuse dump because of...
17
Sep
Fact-Check: Viral ‘Fuel Price Hike Protest’ Video Dates Back to 2024
Claim: A viral video shows thousands of Nigerians protesting recent petrol...
16
Sep
Fact-Check: Viral “APC Supporters Filling Station” Image Offering Discounted Fuel Is AI-Generated
Claim: A viral image with a claim that APC supporters have opened a real...
05
Sep
Fact-Check: AI-Generated Newspaper Front Pages Continue to Spread Misinformation About Political Candidates Ahead of the 2027 Elections
Background As the 2027 general elections approach, manipulated newspaper front...
03
Sep
Fact-Check: How AI Is Being Used to Create Fake Newspaper Front Pages and Misinform Voters About 2027 Electoral Promises
Background Nigeria’s general elections, scheduled for January and February...
02
Sep
Fact-Check Roundup: 17 Key Claims Verified in the Osun Governorship Election
The 2026 Osun State governorship election sparked numerous claims on social...
28
Aug
Fact-Check: Peter Obi’s Claim That Anambra Leads Nigeria in Nursing and Midwifery Schools Is False
Claim: Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter...
24
Aug
Fact-Check: Osun Election N70bn Vote-Buying Allegation Is Unproven
Claim: In a post on X, Senator Dino Melaye alleged that the All Progressives...
18
Aug
Fact-Check: Viral WhatsApp Claim About Adeleke Victory Money Is Fabricated
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claimed that popular musician David Adedeji...
16
Aug
Fact-Check: Claim on U.S.-Nigeria Talks on Counterterrorism, Fabricated
Claim: A social media user alleged that U.S. President Donald Trump referred to...
