Claim An X user posted a photo of a wounded Palestinian kid and claimed the Israeli forces gathered and shot her recently. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Findings by FACTWATCH indicated that the incident happened on 12 October 2015, after a Palestinian teenager, Marah Bakeer, attempted to stab two Israelis in Eastern Jerusalem. Marah was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment […]
G Claim A Biafra secessionist, Simon Ekpa, and other X users have claimed that an airstrike by Israeli forces in Beirut (Lebanon) targeted French oil facilities. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN. Credible international news organizations posted this same video and the areas targeted but didn’t confirm that any French oil facility in Beirut, was bombed by the Israeli […]
Claim An X user, @DrDabo, shared a video of a protest in Nasarawa and claimed it was recent. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING.Checks showed that the video originated from the August protests at Marabaa in Nasarawa, not recent. Full Text An X user named @DrDabo posted a video and claimed a protest had begun in Nasarawa. In the post […]
WhatsApp users have posted a video showing the parade of suspects and claimed that Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Shared on many WhatsApp groups, the users said this was a result of his alleged involvement in the Offa Bank robbery, which occurred in 2018. The claim stated, […]
Claim President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed his administration has cleared the ways and means of debt of over N30trn. Verdict This claim by Nigeria’s leader is FALSE. Ways and Means debt was added in the official debt stock of Nigeria as bonds. In June 2024, Nigeria’s Debt Management Office said that the securitization of N4.90 trillion as part of […]
GEN The ThisDay newspaper front page with headline that Imo governor, Hope Uzodimma declared free marriage between Fulani Settlers and Imo ladies, has continued to circulate on WhatsApp groups since Sunday. Dated August 27,2021,the headline of the edition was verbose: Shocking: Uzodimma Declares Free Marriage Between Fulani Settlers and Imo Ladies ….Promises to pay bride […]
Claim X users have claimed that Saudi Arabia banned Imams from offering prayers for Palestine. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Showing its continuous support for Palestine, on 27 September, Saudi Arabia launched a new international initiative aimed at securing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Full Text X users have claimed that Saudi Arabia banned Imams from […]
Claim Nairaland Forum and social media users shared a letter that claimed President Bola submitted a bill for the Regional System of government to the National Assembly. Verdict This claim is FALSE. In June, the House of Representatives clarified that there was no bill before it seeking Nigeria’s return to regional government either as a private member […]
Claim Social media users posted a video and claimed Nigerian kid beat up his father and his father’s best friend in the United States for trying to correct him. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN. There’s no evidence to support the claim that the men in the video are Nigerians. The incident occurred at the MGM Casino […]
Claim A Facebook user, Kissinger Ikeokwu, claimed that the Police, ISEC, Commissioner For Information and Civil Defence didn’t issue press statements a day before the Imo LG elections. Verdict Summary According to the Facebook post, claim 1,2 and 4 are FALSE. Credible news reports confirmed that these security agencies and the electoral body in Imo issued […]
