Fact Check
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Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted a video on Twitter on March… Read more.
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Nigeria had one of its keenly contested and controversial presidential elections on February 25, 2023. Since the election, the phrase… Read more.
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Ahead of the March 18 guber poll across 28 states of the federation, an image has been making the rounds… Read more.
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Saheed Aderinto, a Nigerian professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, was earlier reported to have… Read more.
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A video has circulated online with multiple claims that it shows Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi campaigning for Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking… Read more.
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Shortly after Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential… Read more.
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the current governor of Lagos state, in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, March 8, 2023, made… Read more.
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All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) claimed that the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos,… Read more.
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Claim: Peter Obi won 19 states in the just-concluded presidential elections. Verdict: False Context: A post on Twitter and Facebook… Read more.
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Claim: Obasanjo storms National Collation Centre with results of 36 states. Verdict: False Context: Social media went agog on Sunday,… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
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