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An Independent Fact-Checking Organisation fighting Fake News and Misinformation in Nigeria and Africa.
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FACT CHECK: Has the Senate commenced the process to review the 1999 constitution?

A page document containing a Call for Memoranda by the Committee On…

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FALSE: Lasu Examination will not start on September 28

A post being circulated by campusinfo.com.ng has it that Lagos State University…

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A growing community of fact checkers fighting misinformation in Nigeria

Having just transiting from  combating misinformation that greeted the 2019 general elections,…

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Editorial: The fight against Fake News is a collective effort

The continuous spread of fake news can lead to ethnic, religious, civil,…

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FACT CHECK: Did Yemi Osinbajo say the Government feeds Nine Million children daily?

A website, dareheights.com, published a story on August 26, 2020, which alleges…

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Did Buhari really fulfill his promise of kicking out polio in Nigeria?

On Tuesday, The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication, announced…

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Experts train Roundcheck members on effective Fact-Checking

The facilitators emphasized on the need to effectively Fact-check information and News…

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Did the Minister of Education say all schools can now be reopened on 7 September?

A video of the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, has been trending…

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Did FG, VCs, NUC agree on Sept 7 for schools resumption as claimed by a website?

On the 18th of August, 2020, an online news platform, myschoolnews.com.ng, reported…

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Factcheck: Did the Federal Government approve #8000 as a relief fund?

A post has surfaced on social media claiming that the government has…

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