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Claim: A short clip shared by Facebook users showed people running helter-skelter and wailing over an alleged snowfall in Enugu State, with two reporters commenting on the event.
Verdict: While the video appeared somewhat realistic, evidence shows it was entirely AI-generated. The original video was posted by Ogini TV, a satirical page known for creating fictional, AI-generated content.
Full Text
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, it is pertinent to spotlight generative AI content, which adds a new dimension to the problem of disinformation. The growing availability of free and unregulated tools has enabled anyone to generate false information and fake content in vast quantities. This development now involves imitating real people’s voices and creating photos and videos that are nearly indistinguishable from genuine ones.
A recent video shared by a Facebook user, @Engr Chidiogo Gift, showed people running around and screaming in distress, with snow visibly drizzling in the background. A man filming himself appears in the clip and shouts, “Who prompted this…,” then pauses for two seconds and says, “Freezer.”
Another man, with a wrapper tied across his chest and an umbrella over his head, is heard exclaiming, “Chineke mo,” which translates to “Oh my God.” He follows it up with a scream.
Following that scene, supposed reporters appear, describing the event: “This afternoon, heavy snow began falling in Enugu. Residents say they ask for development, not refrigeration.”
While some people in the comment section did not believe the event occurred, others were either sarcastic or genuinely convinced.
For example, Ezema Joshua wrote: “It happened in Enugu yesterday. I was there live and direct. It was my first time witnessing snow in my life.”
Jonah D Shingaba replied, “This snow in Enugu is a miracle. I am loving every bit of it.”
Onyia Kennylun responded, “Yes. I witnessed it yesterday. It was cool.”
When the footage was viewed on June 6, 2025, it had 664 likes, 197 comments, and 144 shares. Other Facebook users shared the video here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
While compiling the videos, DUBAWA identified another clip shared on June 5, 2025, which was tagged as the second part of the initial video. This video begins with background narration stating:
“Following up on the snow in Enugu. Slippers are stuck, generators are shivering, and soup is snowing. Residents say they are adapting. Corn sellers now roast with microwaves, and borehole tanks are being hugged for heat.”
The rest of the footage shows people acting out the described scenarios as others express frustration about the impact of snow on their lives.
When we viewed the post on June 6, 2025, this second video had 500 views and 18 likes. It was also shared by other Facebook users here and here.
It was odd that these videos claimed snowfall occurred in Enugu State, considering that neither Enugu nor any other part of Nigeria is known for such a climate. Secondly, while the clips bore some semblance of reality, the inaudible pauses and stiff expressions on people’s faces made the footage suspicious.
To clear all doubts and determine whether the video was authentic, DUBAWA decided to conduct an investigation.
Verification
We subjected the video to Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector to first get feedback on the voices in the video. The tool assigned it an authenticity score of 2/100, indicating that the sampled audio is likely a deepfake.
We then used the deepfake detection platform Deepware.ai to analyse the video with multiple AI detection models. The Seferbekov model detected deepfake content with a confidence score of 98%, while the Ensemble model, which aggregates results from various detectors, flagged the video as suspicious with an 81% probability.
DUBAWA closely examined the video for possible leads and spotted the “Ogini TV” inscription at the top of the second clip we traced. A search for “Ogini TV” led to the original page where we found a clearer version of the video. The page, which describes itself as a TV channel and media news company, appears to specialise in sharing realistic AI-generated clips.
For instance, one video shows villagers who caught an alien from a crashed spaceship taking it to make pepper soup. Other sample videos can be seen here, here, here, and here.
If a significant change in climate, such as snowfall, occurred in any part of Nigeria, it would have been widely reported. However, we found no news report on the claim.
Conclusion
DUBAWA’s deep dive confirms that the claimed snowfall in Enugu State is false. The videos were artificially generated and posted by a mock-news outlet called Ogini TV.
