adminFactCheck: Video does not show Tinubu asking Nigerians to go to their governors for local issues
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…
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- November 29, 2024
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Quick Check: Simon Ekpa has not yet been released
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…
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- November 28, 2024
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FactCheck: Claim that governors are planning to build rail line that will connect five Southeast states, UNPROVEN
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…
FactCheck: Simon Ekpa’s boy misleads his followers on arrest of the Biafra factional leader
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…
FactCheck: CharlyBoy males FALSE claim about Mali debt profile
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…
FactCheck: Tinubu’s aide claims 800k Indians live in Nigeria — but it’s FALSE
Claim The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu in social media, Segun Dada @DOlusegun has claimed that 800k Indians live and reside in Nigeria. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Data from the…
FactCheck: Has APC won ALL elections under Ganduje as its national chairman?
Claim An X user, @apro_dawildcat, claimed that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all elections in Nigeria since Abdullahi Ganduje became the party’s national chairman. Verdict This claim…
FactCheck: Simon Ekpa deliberately shares a 10-year-old video of ritual killings in Nigeria’s Southwest to malign Yorubas
Claim A self-acclaimed Biafra leader, Simon Ekpa, and another X user have shared a video of horrific ritual killings in Nigeria’s Southwest and claimed it happened recently. Verdict A simple keyword Google search…
FactCheck: Video of Trump inviting Nigeria’s ex-minister, Engr. Mustafa to join in planning his budget is AI-generated
The video which shows the United States president-elect, Donald Trump, inviting an ex-Nigerian minister, Engr. Bello Mustafa, to join him in planning America’s budget on his return to the White House,…
FactCheck: Are Hezbollah’s top leaders all been eliminated by Israeli forces?
Claim An X user, @VividProwess claimed that the entire Hezbollah leadership and top-ranking commanders have all been killed by Israeli forces. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Available credible reports confirmed that Naim Qassem, a…
FactCheck: 2017 video of suspects who kidnapped and killed Catholic Priest in Imo recirculated as recent
An X user, @duso4me, on 01 November 2024, shared a video of suspects who kidnapped and killed a Catholic Reverend Father who was trying to arrange his father’s burial. According…
EXPLAINER: Truth about EEDC’s license and new electricity regulatory agency, distribution company in Enugu
By Pascal Ibe X users on Wednesday morning commended the Enugu state government for withdrawing the EEDC license of operations. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is one the…
EXPLAINER: How story of Imo skill acquisition center for vulnerable persons aired by TVC, landed Imo journalist-activist in police custody
By Pascal Ibe On Sunday evening, a horrifying alert was sent to the journalists-police WhatsApp platform that a well-known journalist and activist, Chinonso Uba (NonsNkwa), had been abducted in Owerri.…
FactCheck: Correct! Hamas leader was killed in place Kamala Harris told Israeli forces not to go
Claim @ACTBrigitte on X claimed that the Hamas leader was killed in the place United States Vice President Kamala Harris told Israeli forces not to go. Verdict This claim is CORRECT. In…
Fact-Check: Viral video of protesters begging Nigerian army “to take over Nigeria“, did not take place in Ibadan recently — an August Edo protest
Claim Many persons on Facebook, X, and Instagram have shared a video of protesters asking the Nigerian army to take over from President Tinubu and claimed it happened recently in Ibadan.…