About Marvex
Built by people who wanted their own working shown, not just their conclusions.
A short account of why this desk exists and how it holds itself to its own standard.
Our story
A desk, not a verdict machine
Marvex began as a small notebook kept by two reporters in Kano who were tired of claims travelling faster than the material behind them. What started as shared notes between colleagues became a standing practice: every claim we look at gets a written record of what we checked and why.
Nine years on, the notebook has become an archive, and the practice has become a small team. What hasn't changed is the habit that started it — set the evidence next to the finding, and let a reader trace the reasoning for themselves.
We work independently of any political party, media house, or advertiser whose claims we might one day need to check.
What guides us
Three working values
01
Show the working
A finding without its evidence asks for trust we haven't earned. We publish the documents and sources alongside every entry.
02
Correct in the open
When new material changes our reading, we log the revision with a date rather than quietly editing the record.
03
Write for the reader, not the algorithm
Plain-language summaries sit above the technical detail so anyone can understand a finding, not just specialists.
The team
Who works on the desk
Zainab Kolo
Lead Verification Editor
Tunde Fabiyi
Research & Sourcing
Amaka Njoku
Newsroom Partnerships
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