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...
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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,...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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FactSpace participates in IJM-GJA workshop on child trafficking, trauma-informed journalism
Accra, May 22, 2026 - FactSpace West Africa participated in a three-day workshop focused on child trafficking, forced labour and...
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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...
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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,...
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‘I never promised Lungi Bridge in my manifesto’ – Deconstructing Sierra Leone prez’s claim
Researched by Alfa Shaban Since taking office in 2018 under the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), the administration led by...
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