N-VA’s Juliet Buna selected for Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking Fellowship
Juliet Buna, broadcast journalist and fact-checker at the News Verifier Africa has been selected alongside 29 other journalists from West Africa, for the 2024 cohort... Read more.
CLAIM: Lagos Women Protest Naked Against President Tinubu Over Current Hardships
On February 17, 2023, a X user (formerly Twitter) with the username @ejykmykel1 posted a video purportedly showing Lagos women protesting naked and cursing Tinubu... Read more.
IMAGE CHECK: Was Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello In Attendance At Recent FEC Meeting?
A recent image shared by Nigeria’s presidency official Facebook page showed President Bola Tinubu at a federal executive council meeting with the 36 state governors... Read more.
CLAIM: Nigeria enjoys the lowest cost of living in Africa – Presidency
The administration of President Bola Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria currently has the lowest living costs in Africa.
A statement released by the presidency emphasized... Read more.
CLAIM: Nigeria is the third cheapest country to live in – Adamu Garba
Controversial Nigerian politician and IT entrepreneur, Adamu Garba II, during an interview stated that Nigeria is ‘one of the cheapest places to live in.’
The... Read more.
CLAIM: Burkina Faso soldiers kill Fulani terrorists crossing over to Nigeria
Around Late January, a video went viral on social media platforms and blogs. The video was accompanied with the claim that Burkina Faso soldiers have killed scores... Read more.
CLAIM: Kidnapped Pupils of Ekiti Nursery and Primary School have been released
On Monday, January 29, 2024, six school children, three teachers, and a bus driver of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School in Emure Ekiti, Ekiti State were... Read more.
Fact-checking claims on Diabetes and its cure in Nigeria
A video shared on Facebook by a page known as “Eco puzzling” claimed that a Nigerian doctor, Dr. Dave Sullivan, has discovered a cure for diabetes has gone viral... Read more.
CLAIM: 2024/2025 TETFund Recruitment Portal is Open
An online medium had shared a link claiming to be the application form for TETFund 2024/2025 recruitment, which went viral on social media platforms.
Aside from... Read more.
CLAIM: President of DR Congo’s Electoral Commission Beaten, Humiliated
Around late December 2023, a video made the rounds on social media with the claim that it was a recording of the Chairman of the election commission chair of the... Read more.
