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,...
FACT-CHECK: Video of Lagos airport scuffle recirculated as Nigerian retaliation over South Africa xenophobia
Claim: “Our brothers in Nigeria have started sacking South Africans” Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Lara Zofio Some...
FactSpace participates in DW Akademie workshops on Investigative and Constructive Journalism
Accra - June 15, 2026: FactSpace West Africa participated in two DW Akademie Ghana workshops on Investigative and Constructive Journalism....
Peter Obi’s claim that ‘over 140 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty’ is unproven
Claim: Today, over 140 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty. Source: Peter Gregory Obi Verdict: Uproven Researched by Lara Zofio...
FACT-CHECK: US govt account on X falsely claims Nigeria evacuated citizens from South Africa, when only Ghana has
Claim: Ghana and Nigeria just airlifted their citizens out of South Africa Source: U.S. Department of State - Bureau of...
Clean cooking strides in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia lagging as Ghana, Nigeria lead
Researched by Lara Zofio Introduction Clean cooking, “the use of modern, sustainable fuels and technologies for cooking”, is becoming a...
Explainer: The Gambia’s National Misinformation and Disinformation Response Centre
Governments across the world have in the last few years moved to enact laws that would help fight information disorder,...
FACT-SHEET: Nigeria hasn’t recorded hantavirus case
Claim: Nigeria confirms its first case of hantavirus Source: X Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso On the back of...
FACT-CHECK: Only 1.5% of Sierra Leoneans have access to clean cooking, First Lady’s claim True
Claim: Only 1.5% of Sierra Leone population use clean cooking energy Source: First Lady Fatima Maada Bio Verdict: True Researched...
FactSpace West Africa joins CDD-Ghana’s regional media capacity-building workshop in Accra
Accra, April 29, 2026 — FactSpace West Africa participated in a regional media training and capacity-building workshop titled: “Enhancing Media...
