adminImage showing Burundi president’s meeting with Russia’s Putin to endorse Biafra agitation, altered
Claim An X user, @DeAfrcanUnion1, shared an image of the Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye with an attached Biafran logo badge on his cloth and Russia’s Vladimir Putin together and claimed the two…
Did Uzodimma install new Emir in Imo State?
Claim Social Media users posted an image of the current Imo State governor with a person who dressed like a traditional ruler from northern Nigeria and claimed that the governor had installed…
Video showing men in Nigerian Army uniform caught over killing, not recent
Claim An X user, @biafra_daily shared a video showing men in Nigerian Army uniform caught for killing “a person ”and claimed it was a recent incident. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. FACTWATCH…
Image of German vehicles in traffic jams, used to show Nigeria’s Southeast residents returning home for Christmas
Claim A Facebook page, Ogbunike Sons and Daughters, shared images of coordinated vehicles in traffic jams and claimed it was Nigeria’s southeast residents returning home for Christmas despite insecurity in the…
Associate Prof. begins 2025 with misinformation, recirculates 2019 image of fake policeman, attributes it to Kaduna DCP working with bandits
Claim An Associate Professor, Dr Adamu Zango, has shared a screenshot of an arrested policeman with a claim that the Kaduna Deputy Commissioner of Police was arrested for supplying weapons to bandits…
San Francisco bridge, used to depict Akwa Ibom seaport road in Nigeria
Claim A Facebook user, Dainty Joseph, shared an image showing a well-constructed bridge and vehicles in traffic jams and claimed it was the Akwa Ibom road seaport. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING.…
Social media users share earlier December video of VeryDarkMan bragging about Integrity to show influencer’s reaction to his current NGO crisis
Claim Social media users have posted a video of VeryDarkMan bragging about his Integrity, and claimed it was a current reaction to his current NGO crisis. Verdict This video is MISLEADING. FACTWATCH Nigeria traced the…
Did Speed Darlington threaten to continue to talk about Burna Boy recently?
Claim A Facebook page, Naija, claimed that the Nigerian social media influencer Speed Darlington threatened to continue to talk about Nigerian Singer Burna Boy recently. Verdict This claim is FALSE. Findings showed that…
No implementation of Sharia law in Nigeria’s Southwest and women won’t dress in hijab as claimed
Claim @AfonjaSlayer on X had claimed that after the alleged implementation of Sharia law in Nigeria’s Southwest, women in the region have been ordered to wear hijabs. Verdict This claim is FALSE.…
Facebook page intentionally misleads public, uses photos from UAE to depict unconstructed Abia airport
Claim On a Facebook page, Eastern Development Volunteer shared fine photos of the constructed airport and claimed it’s the new airport in Abia State in Nigeria’s Southeast. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. A…
FactCheck: No evidence shows that protesters burnt down Liberian parliament
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…
FactCheck: 2017, 2023 images recirculated to show sympathy for Congo citizens
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…
FactCheck: Will France’s President, Macron Be Impeached As Claimed?
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…
FactCheck: Caim that EFCC raided Kaduna ex-governor son’s house recently is FALSE
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…
FactCheck: FALSE! Gowon didn’t beg Igbos to rescue Nigeria from collapsing
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…