A Nigerian journalist, Taiwo Adebulu, has emerged the winner of the 2020 African fact-checking awards.
Of the 192 entries received from 27 countries across the continent, Adebulu’s entry was rated as the best.
His story “FACT CHECK: Nigeria told UN that 7 varsities run strictly on renewable energy, but is this true?” had investigated how Nigeria’s minister of environment had grossly misinformed the United Nations at its Climate Action Summit in 2019.
In a ceremony that held on Thursday as part of the virtual African Investigative Journalism Conference, Africa Check, organisers of the competition, said the impressive entries submitted for the 2020 awards show the growing and vibrant practice of fact-checking on the continent.
“In what has been a year like no other, we’ve received the highest number of entries in the history of the African Fact-Checking Awards: 192 entries from 27 countries across Africa,” the organisers said.
“We’ve gone from strength to…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
