In early 2023, voters in Nigeria’s presidential election were inundated with election disinformation. AI-generated deep fakes, as well as paid posts falsely linking candidates to militant or separatist groups, filled social media platforms. In the months leading up to the election, journalist Hannah Ajakaiye spearheaded local efforts to fight the proliferation of misinformation with FactsMatterNG, a fact-checking initiative she founded to restore information integrity on digital platforms.