Clsim An X user, @jimNjue, claimed that Liberia’s protesters ( Gen Z) have completely burnt down their Senate & Parliament buildings. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN. A credible news report confirmed a fire broke out in the Parliament building in Monrovia on Wednesday. However, the origin of the outbreak was unclear. Full Text Since the beginning of […]
Claim X user named @Zoomafrika shared two gory images of the heinous slaughtering of Congolese citizens and claimed they were recent. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. A simple Google Image Reverse search showed that the images were incidents that occurred in 2017 and 2023 respectively. Full Text DRC’s current conflict has been ongoing since the […]
Claim A channel on X, @ POGrassRootM, claimed that there are plans to impeach the current French president, Emmanuel Macron. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Simple findings showed that it was the French Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, who had been ousted in a dramatic no-confidence vote just three months into his tenure. There’s a difference […]
Claim An X user, @SabinaNkiru claimed that the EFCC discovered $800 Million, ₦700 Billion Cash, and ₦1 Trillion Worth of Drugs at Nasir El-Rufai Son’s House in Kaduna recently. Verdict This claim is FALSE. A statement by the EFCC dismissed this claim. In a statement on Wednesday evening Bello El Rufai, the eldest son of […]
Claim @MadukaOgwueleka on X claimed that the former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon begged Igbos to rescue the country from collapsing. Verdict This claim is FALSE. The ex-military Head of State in Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon who spoke during a Christmas Carols in Plateau State on 29 November, only pointed out that the country cannot […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @Jarmari∅1, posted a video showing Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, asking Nigerians to go to their governors for local issues and stop mentioning his name. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. When this Fact Checker subjected keyframes from the video to Google Lens, it was discovered that the original video […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @Alexigwe15, shared a screenshot of the publication showing that the factional leader of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, has been released. Other X users shared this similar claim here here and here. Findings According to an exclusive report by Punch Newspaper on November 28, the Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user @Onyema_7 has claimed that Nigeria’s southeast governors are currently planning to build a rail line that will connect all five Southeast states. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN as there’s no strong evidence that supports the claim. Full Text An X user, @Onyema_7, has claimed that the southeast governors […]
Claim @Akparawasunny, a loyal disciple to the Biafra factional leader, Simon Ekpa, has claimed that his boss was only invited by the Finnish government to know more about the Biafra agitation. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Reports by Finnish local and other international credible media organizations confirmed the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafran Republic Government In Exile(BRIGE) was arrested […]
Claim A popular Nigerian songwriter and social media influencer, Charly Boy has claimed that the military-ruled Mali is debt-free. Verdict This claim is FALSE.Findings confirmed that as of September 30, 2024, Mali’s outstanding purchases and loans (SDR) were $344.68 million. The country’s national debt is projected to increase by $4.4 billion between 2024 and 2029, reaching a peak […]
