While fact-checking initiatives play vital roles in providing accurate information to counter false narratives, despite their efforts, fact-checks often struggle to achieve the same level of traction and reach as the original 'fake news' stories. This disparity in impact poses a significant challenge in mitigating the influence of misinformation.
Latest Factchecks:
FACT CHECK: Are Registered Voters Being Excluded from Voting at PU 004, Wuse Zone 2?
FACT CHECK: Does APC Candidate Zakka Have “No Certificate” as Claimed by ADC’s Ogidi?
FactCheck: Did Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters pass through military checkpoints without intervention?
FactCheck: Was a man killed three days after his wedding in Katsina?
FactCheck: Did Katsina State Government approve the procurement of 30 hybrid CNG buses?
FactCheck: Did Bello Matawalle give out five of his daughters in marriage?
FactCheck: Did Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf defect from NNPP to APC?
FactCheck: Was Sheikh Ahmed Gumi arrested by the US Military?
FactCheck: Did Katsina State Government close all public primary and secondary schools until further notice?
FACT SHIELD: What are the constitutional requirements to contest for governor in Nigeria?
FACT CHECK: Did BVAS glitch disrupt the voting exercise in Onitsha?
FACT CHECK: Does this video show unknown gunmen attacking security personnel during the 2025 Anambra governorship election?
FACT CHECK: Old image shared hours after opening of polls with the hashtag AnambraDecides’25
FACT CHECK: Did an Anambra LGA Chairman Disrupt Elections with Police?
FACT CHECK: Viral Video Claiming ‘Massive Influx of Cash’ in Anambra Election
FACT CHECK: Old Photo Falsely Linked to Violence in the Anambra Election
FACT CHECK: Anambra election has hardly exceeded 22% voter turnout
FACT CHECK: Did Soludo ‘Emptied Anambra Purse’ to Buy Votes for APGA?
FACT CHECK: Was there an approval to vote without a voter’s card in the 2025 Anambra guber poll?
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