Fake news has ‘potential of devastating real-world consequences’ – Nigerian Vice President at UNGA
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has cautioned about the dangers that fake news presents, stressing the real-life consequences of the...
FACT-CHECK: Deputy speaker’s claim that The Gambia has the cheapest gasoline price in West Africa is False
Claim: Gasoline prices in the Gambia are cheaper than in Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, and Nigeria Source: Seedy S. K Njie,...
FactSpace West Africa set to present on Health Misinformation at LSHTM event
FactSpace West Africa has been invited by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to present insights from...
Explainer: Ex-Gambian soldier jailed 67 years by US court for Jammeh-era torture crimes
By Alhagie Omar Jallow A United States federal court, on August 22, 2025, sentenced Michael Sang Correa, a former Gambian...
2025 Mpox vaccination footprints across West Africa – Here is all you need to know
Researched by Alfa Shaban Nigeria is the latest West African country to roll out an Mpox vaccination campaign to protect...
58.9m posts removed, 13.5m accounts deactivated: Google, LinkedIn, TikTok comply with Nigeria govt’s demands
By Alfa Shaban Three global tech giants, Google, LinkedIn, and TikTok, in 2024, agreed to pull down close to 59...
FactSpace West Africa holds 2-day fact-checking training for Ghana News Agency
Accra, Ghana, August 27 - FactSpace West Africa (FSWA) has conducted a two-day training on fact-checking and combating information disorder...
Explainer: Closure of Liberia’s National Elections Commission over US$171K debt
Researched by Alfa Shaban Election management bodies remain major pillars of Africa’s democratic processes despite widespread mistrust in their operations,...
FACT-CHECK: Finance Department of Sierra Leone Football Association broken into but not looted
Claim: The finance department of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) looted Source: Facebook (WeBlog232) Verdict: Partly True Researched by...
False! Elon Musk did not attend Davido’s Miami wedding
Claim: Elon Musk attends Davido’s wedding in Miami Source: Facebook Verdict: False Researched by Alfa Shaban On August 11, 2025,...
