adminFactCheck: No evidence shows that Israel’s airstrike in Lebanon, targeted French oil facilities as Simon Ekpa claimed
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…
FactCheck: X user shares August video to show recent protest in Nasarawa
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…
FactCheck: No! Saraki not sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in Offa Bank robbery
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…
FactCheck: President Tinubu lied, his administration didn’t clear Ways and Means debt of over N30trn
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…
FALSE! ThisDay front page story of Uzodimma declaring free marriage between Fulani Settlers and Imo ladies, first surfaced in 2021
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…
FactCheck: Saudi Arabia hasn’t prohibited Imams from offering prayers for Palestine
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…
FactCheck: Nairaland publishes false claim that President Tinubu submitted Regional System of Government bill
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.…
FactCheck: No evidence supports viral video that shows Nigerian kid beating up his father, friend for trying to correct him
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…
FactCheck: Did Police, ISEC, Civil Defence refuse to issue press statements before Imo LG elections?
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…
FOLLOW: Nigerian Fact Checkers Coalition Counters Many False Claims Ahead Of Saturday’s Edo Governorship Election
By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. A Team of journalists, researchers, fact-checkers, social media monitors, editors, and OSINT experts drawn from the coalition partners, are working from the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition’s (NFC) Election…
FactCheck: Did Nigerian Government Only Donate RICE To Maiduguri Flood Victims?
Claim An X user claimed the Nigerian government only donated RICE to the Maiduguri flood victims. Verdict This claim is FALSE.Credible media organizations in Nigeria reported that the Nigerian government donated…
FactCheck: Buhari, Tinubu did not meet in London recently
Claim An X user shared an image of President Bola Tinubu and former Nigeria leader Muhammadu Buhari, and claimed the two had an important meeting in London recently. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING.…
FactCheck: Video circulated to show celebration by residents over killing of bandits, MISLEADING
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FACTCHECK: No! Peter Obi didn’t apologize on behalf of Canadian woman who threatened to poison Yoruba, Benin people
Claim An X user, @WaleBolatito, claimed that the ex-governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, apologized on behalf of Amala, a Canadian woman who threatened to poison the Yoruba and Benin…
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- September 7, 2024
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FactCheck: Simon Ekpa’s Disciple Recirculates 2021 Video To Show Current Insecurity In Southeast Nigeria
In August 2024, Simon Ekpa and the Biafra Republic Government in Exile ordered a 30-day lockdown of the Nigerian government institutions in the Southeast region from August 28 to September…