Election fact-checking: FactSpace trains Gambian journalists ahead of 2026 polls
Accra - August 27, 2026: FactSpace West Africa organized a two-day virtual fact-checking training for journalists from Roots Online Media,...
UNESCO EMBRACE Peace Project: FactSpace organises IVR co-creation session for 30 journalists
Bolgatanga, July 15, 2026 - FactSpace facilitated an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) co-creation session for 30 journalists in the Upper...
Gambia’s 2026 presidential polls: Can the opposition form a coalition?
Researched by Mariama Fatty (Volunteer with FactSpace West Africa in The Gambia) Before Gambia became independent in 1965, coalition alliances...
UNESCO IPDC EMBRACE Peace Project: FactSpace trains 30 journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting
Bolgatanga, July 14, 2026 - FactSpace West Africa has trained 30 media professionals on conflict-sensitive reporting under the UNESCO-supported International...
FactSpace trains 12 data collectors for UNICEF’s Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Project
Bolgatanga, July 13, 2026 - FactSpace West Africa has trained twelve (12) data collectors under the UNICEF-supported Accountability to Affected...
FACT-CHECK: Governor’s claim that Lagos is bordered only by Atlantic Ocean and Ogun State is False
Claim: Lagos State is bordered only by the Atlantic Ocean and Ogun State Source: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos State Governor) Verdict:...
‘Procedure remains ongoing’ – CAS debunks social media ‘ruling’ declaring Senegal AFCON winners
Claim: Senegal has been affirmed 2025 AFCON winners by CAS Source: Social media (X and Instagram) Verdict: False Researched by...
Fake news, digital cloning, deepfakes are ‘drawbacks of the social media age’ – Nigeria prez Bola Tinubu
Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his warning over the growing threat of misinformation and disinformation, cautioning that emerging...
Arsenal EPL victory party at State House gets Gambians online talking amid power cuts
Researched by Lara Zofio and Alfa Shaban In 2016, when the opposition coalition candidate was declared winner of the elections...
FactSpace West Africa facilitates two-part training at UniMAC-IJ: MIL club and New Media class
FactSpace West Africa has facilitated two distinct training sessions on fact-checking and digital information verification at the University of Media,...
