How to use Google Reverse Image Search to verify photos online
Images have become powerful tools in shaping opinions, spreading information, and sometimes, misleading the public. In this social media era,...
FACT-CHECK: Viral video of President Barrow saying ‘we can sell Gambia’ is misleading!
Claim: President Adama has announced plans to sell The Gambia Source: Social Media Verdict: Misleading Researched by Samuel Nii Adjetey ...
False: President Tinubu did not meet the Vatican’s Secretary of State during Rome trip
Claim: President Bola Tinubu meets the Secretary of State to the Vatican Source: Bayo Onanuga, presidential aide Verdict: False Researched...
FactSpace West Africa holds workshop on expanding access to fact-based information through IVR technology
FactSpace West Africa on May 14, 2025, held a co-design and co-creation workshop with various stakeholders in the information integrity...
FACT-CHECK: Did Sierra Leone President Maada Bio receive vehicle gift from Chinese investor?
Claim: Sierra Leone's president receives an SUV gift from a Chinese investor Source: Social media Verdict: Unproven Researched by Kemo...
‘Poisonous’ Dew bottled water: Anatomy of a 14-year-old cross-country hoax that refuses to die
Claim: Dew bottled water is poisonous Source: WhatsApp Chatbot Verdict: Hoax Researched by Gifty Danso GhanaFact, through its WhatsApp chatbot,...
Can the Nigerian Senate suspend a member? – Here is what the law says
On February 20, 2025, Nigeria's Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) to be “thrown out” of...
False! Nigeria’s Ordinary President, Ahmed Isah, is alive, was neither arrested nor detained
Claim: Ahmed Isah, founder of Human Rights Radio, was arrested and detained. Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Hamza...
Fact-checking Sierra Leone President’s claims on education during Forbes Africa interview
Researched by Alfa Shaban Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio granted an extensive interview to the Forbes Africa magazine as...
FACT-CHECK: Nigeria’s Central Bank has not introduced new 5000 and 10,000 naira notes
Claim: Central Bank of Nigeria announces new 5000 & 10,000 Naira notes Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Hamza...
