Claim that FBI now has permission to arrest fraudsters in Nigeria and extradite them to US is MISLEADING
Claim An X user, @AsakyGRN shared a video and claimed that the FBI now has permission to arrest fraudsters in Nigeria and extradite them to the US. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Part…
Video does not show 22 Igbo men hanged in Indonesia for drug trafficking
Claim From Facebook to various WhatsApp groups, many Nigerians have posted a video showing what looks like the torture of people in body bags with a claim that these were…
No evidence that Finnish court has approved Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria in July
Claim The Facebook page of the. Nigerian Daily Times published a claim that a Finnish court has approved the extradition of Simon Ekpa to Nigeria. Verdict This claim is UNPROVEN as there’s no concrete…
No! Cameroun Not First African Nation To Experience Snow Fall
Claim An X user, @thatverydarkman1 has claimed that Cameron is the first African nation to experience snowfall. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Findings indicated that South Africa, Tanzania, Morocco, and many other African countries have…
Biafra agitators circulate AI photo of their leader’s meeting with Russia’s president
Claim Biafran agitators on the X platform distributed photos of one of their leaders, Ngọzi Orabueze, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Results from image detection tools showed…
Viral video of policeman weeping over hardship not recent
Claim An X user, @chukwudibiafra9, published a video showing a Nigerian policeman weeping over hardship and claimed it was current. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Reports revealed that this was a video of…
Photo showing Ex Kano gov Kwankwaso wearing Tinubu’s “signature hat’ altered
Tinubu’s “signature hat’ Rabiu Kwankwaso
Amid resurgence of terrorism in northern Nigeria, social media users recycle old videos of soldiers lamenting to create panic
Claim Many social media users, especially on the X platform, have posted two different videos showing Nigerian soldiers lamenting over Inadequate weapons and alleged sabotage by the army authorities and claimed they were recent.…
No! Current Imo Assembly Speaker Didn’t Commission Betting Shop
Claim @U_Rochas, an X user, has claimed that the Imo State House of Assembly Speaker recently commissioned a betting shop for his constituents. @U_Rochas shared an image of the alleged Speaker with a caption…
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REVEALED: Parody X account impersonating Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan spotted
Over 7,000 persons have continued to follow a parody X platform account that impersonates the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, thorough findings by FACTWATCH Nigeria have revealed. The X users had…
Video of Taraba Emir Issuing Ultimatum To Fulani Herders In 2021, Resurfaces On X Platform
Claim X users have posted a video of a Taraba Emir Issuing a 30-day ultimatum to Fulani settlers to vacate the State and claimed it was recent. Verdict Simple findings by FACTWATCH Nigeria have…
No! Photo of burnt Plateau yam market attributed to bandits’ attack recently, was a fire incident in 2021
As outrage has continued to trail the killing of over 52 persons in Plateau communities since April 1, an X user, @CirizenObs has claimed that “Fulani terrorists” set fire to the…
A photo of eliminated bandit in 2022 used to depict “northern hunter” Killed in Edo State recently
Claim A Facebook user, Geoffrey Okwuchukwu Nomeh, has posted an image of a gun-welded man alongside the claim that he’s one of the hunters killed in Edo State recently. Verdict This claim…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Attack on 18-seater bus carrying Igbo passengers in Kano MISLEADING
An independent check by FACTWATCH Nigeria has indicated that the viral images alongside the claim that an 18-seater bus carrying Igbo passengers was attacked in Kano on Saturday morning, is…
Video of Mad Yahoo Boy Who Failed To Use Mother For Ritual Is 5-year-old — It occurred in Delta, not Ogun State
Claim An X user, @Unabombaar, shared a video showing a mad Yahoo voy who failed to use his mother for ritual alongside the claim that it happened recently in Ogun State, Nigeria’s southwest.…
