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Round-Up: Peter Obi, Gwoza massacre, Biafra, others, top claims fact-checked this week 

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Round-Up: Peter Obi, Gwoza massacre, Biafra, others, top claims fact-checked this week 

Ukashatu Wakili March 15, 2026 0

The intersection of Nigerian politics and international conflicts dominated the digital landscape this week.  As tensions persist...

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Did Guinean soldiers kill Liberians?

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Did Guinean soldiers kill Liberians?

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 13, 2026 0

Claim: Former Montserrado County district #8 Representative, Acarous Moses Gray claimed, “Guinean dissidents have opened fire on...

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Claim Nigerian Christians march in support of US and Israel, misleading

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Claim Nigerian Christians march in support of US and Israel, misleading

Sunday Awosoro March 13, 2026 0

Claim: Social media users claim thousands of Nigerian Christians staged a street march in support of the...

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Namecheap: How US-based website harvests personal data of Africans without consent

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Namecheap: How US-based website harvests personal data of Africans without consent

Toheeb Babalola March 13, 2026 0

In 2026, Adejọkẹ (not real name), a youth corps member, was excited when she saw a link...

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False! No travel restriction on Ghanaians by UK government

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False! No travel restriction on Ghanaians by UK government

Varney Dukuly March 13, 2026 0

Claim: Breaking news: The UK government has officially banned Ghanaians from entering the UK and has also...

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False! Video of women in undergarments not from church service in Ghana

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False! Video of women in undergarments not from church service in Ghana

Rejoice Taddy March 11, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook influencer, Solomon Buchi, shared a video of women in bikinis at a church, claiming...

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Burkina Faso massacre video falsely linked to terrorists’ attack in Gwoza, Borno

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Burkina Faso massacre video falsely linked to terrorists’ attack in Gwoza, Borno

Juliet Buna March 10, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Datti Assalafiy, posted a video claiming it shows atrocities committed by terrorists against...

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False! Peter Obi did not say high food prices must be maintained to protect farmers

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False! Peter Obi did not say high food prices must be maintained to protect farmers

Rejoice Taddy March 10, 2026 0

Claim: Instablog claimed that Peter Obi said crashing food prices would impoverish farmers and that high food...

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False! 80% of teachers in Liberia are not volunteers

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False! 80% of teachers in Liberia are not volunteers

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 10, 2026 0

Claim: Nimba County district #7 Representative, Musa Hassan Bility claimed, “80% of the people who go into...

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False! Yellow Machines did not develop engine problems at Freeport of Monrovia

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False! Yellow Machines did not develop engine problems at Freeport of Monrovia

Laymah Kollie March 10, 2026 0

Claim: Yekeh Kolubah’s blog posted an image claiming that Liberia’s newly acquired earth-moving equipment (yellow machines) suffered...

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