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Picture of man caught with human skulls, not recent

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Picture of man caught with human skulls, not recent

Mohammed Taoheed July 8, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Ebuka Odo, shared an image claiming that a 37-year-old man was arrested with...

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Misleading! Baltasar currently standing trial, not sentenced to 18 years 

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Misleading! Baltasar currently standing trial, not sentenced to 18 years 

Lois Ugbede July 3, 2025 0

Claim: X user @Sir_Benjaminn claimed Baltasar has been sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. Verdict: Misleading. Baltasar...

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Viral claim rat faeces cure appendicitis, false

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Viral claim rat faeces cure appendicitis, false

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal June 30, 2025 0

Claim: A self-proclaimed apostle, Ibraheem Niass Sheikh Kusfa, claimed in a viral video that rat faeces can...

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False! Baba Ijesha not released from prison as claimed

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False! Baba Ijesha not released from prison as claimed

Juliet Buna June 30, 2025 0

Claim: Facebook users here, here, and here claim that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba...

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Viral video of lion feasting in South African store, AI-generated

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Viral video of lion feasting in South African store, AI-generated

Sunday Awosoro June 30, 2025 0

Claim: Facebook users share a viral video of a lion eating meat in a South African grocery...

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Data comparing Nigeria and Canada’s cost of living misleading

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Data comparing Nigeria and Canada’s cost of living misleading

Phillip Anjorin June 30, 2025 0

Claim: Different Facebook users claimed that Nigerians have a higher purchasing power at home than in Canada,...

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False! Nigeria did not deploy troops for joint peacekeeping mission to Israel

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False! Nigeria did not deploy troops for joint peacekeeping mission to Israel

Lademi Aborisade June 30, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims Nigeria has sent troops for a peacekeeping mission to Israel. Verdict: False!...

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Fact-checking claims about Abba Kyari’s status, promotion, and legal situation

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Fact-checking claims about Abba Kyari’s status, promotion, and legal situation

Juliet Buna June 30, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Mamman Modukur, on June 9, 2025, claimed Abba Kyari has risen to the...

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Synthetic footage used to depict survivor of India-London plane crash

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Synthetic footage used to depict survivor of India-London plane crash

Rejoice Taddy June 29, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user @Tari-Moni Plus Hela Province shared a video showing a woman who missed Air...

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

Alusine Rehme Wilson June 29, 2025 0

David Moinina Sengeh (PhD), the chief minister and chief innovation officer of Sierra Leone, has corrected a...

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