THE Nigerian FactCheckers’ Coalition (NFC) has said it will join the Presidential Town Hall debates organised by Arise TV News.
A statement released on Saturday, November 12 said the Coalition will be participating in the Arise Town Hall meeting scheduled for Sunday, November 13.
The Coalition said the development was part of its civic responsibility to combat disinformation in Nigeria.
The November 13 edition of the town hall series will feature the presidential candidates of Africa Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore; Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Sani; All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Peter Umeadi and Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo.
The NFC will conduct a live fact-checking of claims and counterclaims that will be made by candidates during the town hall meeting.
The Coalition comprises leading Nigerian newsrooms and think-tank groups such as Africa Check, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development…
