All posts tagged "Factcheck"
-
Politics
/ 1 year agoTwo Claims Made By Accord Presidential Candidate On National Television Are INCORRECT
On August 20, 2022, the Accord party presidential candidate, Christopher Imumolen, made several claims in an interview with a TVC correspondent, Precious Amayo...
-
Hoaxs
/ 2 years agoFAKE Website Poses As INEC Recruitment Platform To Steal User’s Personal Information
A fake website has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming to be the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) recruitment website ( https://portal.inecnigeria.recriutment.online/) for the 2023 ad-hoc...
-
Politics
/ 2 years agoMISSING CONTEXT: Nigeria’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi Didn’t Say ‘He’ Pulled 439 Million People Out Of Poverty
A statement attributed to Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state and Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), saying he “pulled...
-
Hoaxs
/ 2 years agoViral Post Claiming FG And NIRSAL Microfinance Bank Has Launched Grant Is A SCAM
A circulating post on Whatsapp claimed the Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMB ) has launched a new...
-
Hoaxs
/ 2 years agoINCORRECT: BBNaija Winner, Phyna Is Not Giving Out 5,000 Airtime And 10GB Data. It Is A Fake Website
A broadcast message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, the winner of the 2022 and 7th edition of...
-
Fact-Check News
/ 2 years agoMISLEADING: Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Did Not Disconnect Power Supply in Niger State
A report published on This Day live on the 12th of October 2022 by Laleye Dipo, claimed that the Abuja Electricity DisCo...
-
Education
/ 2 years agoEXPLAINER: EKSU-ASUU Yet To Break Out Of Strike As Claimed In Report
A report published on This Day live on the 7th of October 2022 by Victor Ogunje, claimed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities...
-
Hoaxs
/ 2 years agoINCORRECT: Nigeria’s Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu Is Not Giving Out 15,000 As Campaign Grant Through Fake Site
A broadcast message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 general...
-
Education
/ 2 years agoINCORRECT: Ahmadu Bello University Is Yet To Announce Resumption Date, Still On Strike
A writer for Campus News on the 28th of September 2022 claimed in a report that the Zaria varsity, Ahmadu Bello, shuns the Academic...
-
Hoaxs
/ 2 years agoThis Fake Site Claims MTN Is Giving Free 10G Data And 5,000 Airtime
A broadcast message was seen in a Whatsapp group on the 30th of September, 2022 with the claim that MTN is...