FACT CHECK · SIERRA LEONE Viral video claiming Michael Carrick left Manchester United, AI-generated Sierra Leone 12 November 2026
Video of Tinubu warning corp members, thugs against rigging elections recirculated Claim: An X user shared a video of President Bola Tinubu warning that anyone caught snatching ballot boxes… Amarachi Onwuzulike · Nov 12, 2026
Video calling for Nigerian soldiers’ resignation over bandit takeover misleading Claim: A Facebook user shared a video of some uniformed men claiming bandits have taken over Africa and… Rejoice Taddy · Nov 11, 2026
Old videos recirculated as recent Kwankwaso rally in Zamfara Claim: A Facebook user, Igwe Bloger, shared a video collage claiming it shows Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Nigeria… Juliet Buna · Nov 10, 2026
Did Obasanjo tell Nigerians to reject Tinubu over excessive borrowing? Claim: A Facebook page, Naija Boss, claims former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to reject President Bola… Juliet Buna · Nov 10, 2026
Viral video claiming Michael Carrick left Manchester United, AI-generated Sierra Leone Nov 12, 2026 Patrick Samura 10 views
Video of Tinubu warning corp members, thugs against rigging elections recirculated Nov 12, 2026 Amarachi Onwuzulike 14 views
Video calling for Nigerian soldiers’ resignation over bandit takeover misleading Nov 11, 2026 Rejoice Taddy 120 views
02 Did Obasanjo tell Nigerians to reject Tinubu over excessive borrowing? Facebook Checks · Nov 10, 2026
04 False! Tinubu did not say God revealed solution to Nigeria’s insecurity Facebook Checks · Nov 10, 2026
05 Video purportedly showing massive support for Obi from Ghana, not Enugu Facebook Checks · Nov 9, 2026
01 Fact Check Viral image of flyover collapse in Nasarawa, AI-generated Phillip Anjorin · 465 views · Jul 28, 2025
02 Fact Check Misleading! Connaught Hospital is not closed; only the mortuary is under renovation Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 274 views · Jul 28, 2025
03 Fact Check Misleading! University of Liberia student enrollment was not below 10,000 before free tuition Liberia · Gloria Wleh · 269 views · Jul 28, 2025
04 Fact Check Photo of ‘unconscious’ man on stretcher from Nigeria, not from Liberia Liberia · Gloria Wleh · 153 views · Jul 28, 2025
05 Fact Check False! No announcement by Elon Musk to buy Real Madrid Sierra Leone · Mohamed Dauda kamara · 357 views · Jul 28, 2025
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07 Fact Check WAFCON: ‘Isaac Okoronkwo’s daughter,’ other claims about Esther Okoronkwo fact-checked Cole Praise · 582 views · Jul 28, 2025
08 DUBAWA In-depth Togo protest: Old, unrelated videos used to charge demonstration, spread falsehoods Miracle Akubuo · 224 views · Jul 28, 2025
09 Fact Check Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week Amarachi Onwuzulike · 171 views · Jul 27, 2025
10 Fact Check Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria Sunday Awosoro · 226 views · Jul 27, 2025