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Aṣinilọna ni ìròyìn pe alaga àjọ elétò ìdìbò INEC tọrọ aforiji fun ifọwọyi èsì ìbò

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Aṣinilọna ni ìròyìn pe alaga àjọ elétò ìdìbò INEC tọrọ aforiji fun ifọwọyi èsì ìbò

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 8, 2025 0

Aheso: Express, ojú òpó kan lórí ikanni ibaraeniṣọrẹ, Facebook gbe ahesọ pe alaga àjọ eleto ìdìbò INEC,...

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Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!  

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Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!  

Lademi Aborisade May 8, 2025 0

Claim: X user shared an image depicting the Ooni of Ife pouring libation on a head while...

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Footage used to depict Abuja road network traced to Canada

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Footage used to depict Abuja road network traced to Canada

Emmanuel Oluwadola May 8, 2025 0

Claim: Multiple X accounts shared a video claiming it shows an Abuja road network. Verdict: False! Our...

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

Dare Akogun May 8, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook claims that an electric vehicle (EV) battery caught...

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Wrong image of suspect arrested for arms smuggling in Nigeria 

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Wrong image of suspect arrested for arms smuggling in Nigeria 

Mohamed Dauda kamara May 7, 2025 0

Claim: A Sierra Leonean blog, The African Dream, alleges that a British Army Officer has been arrested...

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 7, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claimed President Bola Tinubu ordered the suspension of Ola Olukoyede, chairperson of the...

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

Asiat Jimoh, Lateef Sanni May 6, 2025 0

In recent years, social media platforms have become battlegrounds for misinformation, hate speech, and ethnic intolerance. X,...

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

Sunday Awosoro May 6, 2025 1

Claim: Viral EFCC mugshot of VeryDarkMan shows charges brought against him. Verdict: False. Our findings reveal that...

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Viral WhatsApp message claiming INEC chairperson apologised for election manipulation, clickbait

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Viral WhatsApp message claiming INEC chairperson apologised for election manipulation, clickbait

Phillip Anjorin May 6, 2025 0

Claim: Express, a Facebook page, shared a link claiming that Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent...

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Has Liberian Speaker, Fonati Koffa, resigned?

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Has Liberian Speaker, Fonati Koffa, resigned?

Lee N. Monjue May 6, 2025 0

Claim: An online media platform, “Montserrado Media Inc.,” claimed that speaker J. Fonati Koffa has resigned. Verdict:...

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