Question 1

Is my response anonymous?

Accepted Answer

Yes, completely. We do not collect your name, phone number, or email. Responses are linked only to a hashed, anonymous session token.

Question 2

Do you share my data with third parties?

Accepted Answer

We never sell or share individual-level data. We share only anonymised, aggregated statistics. Research partners receive aggregate access under strict data agreements.

Question 3

What happens to my IP address?

Accepted Answer

Your IP address is immediately hashed using SHA-256 upon receipt for rate-limiting purposes. The raw IP is never stored. We cannot reverse the hash to identify you.

Question 4

Can the government get my responses?

Accepted Answer

Our data architecture makes it technically impossible to link a response to a specific individual. There is no data that could be used to identify you, even under a legal request.

Question 5

Who can participate?

Accepted Answer

Any Nigerian — at home or abroad — aged 18 and above. You do not need to be a registered voter. You do not need to create an account.

Question 6

Can I take the Reality Check more than once?

Accepted Answer

You can retake the Reality Check after 24 hours. Each verified submission is counted separately, but our system ensures no participant can disproportionately skew the data.

Question 7

Can Nigerians in the diaspora participate?

Accepted Answer

Yes. When you begin the Reality Check, you can indicate that you reside outside Nigeria. Diaspora responses are tracked separately but contribute to the national data.

Question 8

How is the national score calculated?

Accepted Answer

Each response earns a score (Better=75, Same=50, Worse=25). These are averaged across all eight categories for each participant. The national score is the trust-weighted mean of all participant scores.

Question 9

What does a score of 50 mean?

Accepted Answer

A score of exactly 50 means the average participant reported no change in their lived experience. Below 50 means the average participant reported deterioration. Above 50 means improvement.

Question 10

Why are the scores 25, 50, and 75 instead of 0, 50, 100?

Accepted Answer

This range ensures a neutral midpoint at 50, equal distances between verdicts (25 points each), and avoids floor/ceiling compression. See the Methodology page for full detail.

Question 11

Is Naija Reality Check affiliated with any political party?

Accepted Answer

No. We have zero affiliation with the APC, PDP, Labour Party, NNPP, or any other party. We accept no political funding. We are not aligned with any candidate.

Question 12

Can political parties or governments use this data?

Accepted Answer

The aggregate data is publicly available for anyone — including parties and governments — to read. However, we do not sell proprietary access or provide custom data pulls to political actors.

Question 13

What stops a political party from trying to manipulate the data?

Accepted Answer

Six layers of anti-manipulation protection including minimum completion time, IP hash rate limits, session deduplication, honeypot fields, trust scoring, and statistical anomaly detection. See the Methodology page.

Question 14

How do you verify responses are genuine?

Accepted Answer

Every response is assigned a trust score based on completion time, session history, IP reputation, response pattern analysis, and device fingerprint consistency. Only responses scoring ≥ 0.6 enter our aggregate.

Question 15

What is the "verified response rate"?

Accepted Answer

The ratio of total submissions that pass all six anti-manipulation layers. We publish this monthly. Our target is ≥ 85%.

Question 16

Who can access the raw data?

Accepted Answer

Raw individual-level data is not accessible to anyone outside the core team. Researchers may apply for access to anonymised aggregate datasets through our research partnership programme.

Question 17

Can journalists use Naija Reality Check data in their reporting?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with attribution: "According to data from Naija Reality Check (naijareality.org)." Please contact press@naijareality.org for custom data queries.

Question 18

How is my data stored?

Accepted Answer

All data is stored in encrypted PostgreSQL databases via Supabase with row-level security. Backups are encrypted at rest. Access is restricted to authorised personnel using multi-factor authentication.

Question 19

Has the platform ever been breached?

Accepted Answer

No. We have not experienced a security breach. We run regular penetration tests and maintain a responsible disclosure programme. If a breach ever occurs, we will notify users within 72 hours.

Question 20

Is Naija Reality Check a government website?

Accepted Answer

No. Naija Reality Check is an independent, privately operated civic technology platform. It has no affiliation with the Federal Government, state governments, or any government body.

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