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FactCheckAfrica

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Fact-Check News

“It is Fake News”: Dangote Dismisses X Users Purported Cement Price Crash

“It is Fake News”: Dangote Dismisses X Users Purported Cement Price Crash

By Grace Adesewa  Claim Some verified X users claimed Dangote Group said it would crash the price of cement in...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 25, 2023
Opinion: BVAS is no Game Changer 

Opinion: BVAS is no Game Changer 

By Habeeb Adisa & Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  Promises are not trivial words; they are the currency of trust. Background  In the...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 23, 2023
Is Tinubu First African Leader To Ring Closing Bell at World’s Second-Largest Stock Exchange Session? 

Is Tinubu First African Leader To Ring Closing Bell at World’s Second-Largest Stock Exchange Session? 

Quadri Yahya Claim President Bola Tinubu becomes the first ever African leader to ring the closing bell at the National...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 22, 2023
FactCheck: Did PEPC Order APM, PDP and LP To Pay For Filing ‘Frivolous’ Petitions?

FactCheck: Did PEPC Order APM, PDP and LP To Pay For Filing ‘Frivolous’ Petitions?

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  Claim  A user Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto made a post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that the Presidential Election Petition...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 10, 2023
The Dark Side of Twitter Blue Tick: How X Premium Verification Fuels Disinformation, Notorieties, and Conflict

The Dark Side of Twitter Blue Tick: How X Premium Verification Fuels Disinformation, Notorieties, and Conflict

Mustapha Lawal Fake news spreads like wildfire, mostly by real people, on social media. The internet makes it super easy...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 6, 2023
Feature: Rundown of FactCheckElections PEPT Reports

Feature: Rundown of FactCheckElections PEPT Reports

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya  In just a matter of hours from now, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), sitting in Abuja will...

by factcheckelectionsSeptember 5, 2023