Fact Check

How true is Twitter users’ claim fasting cures cancer? Cancer

How true is Twitter users’ claim fasting cures cancer?

Ikechukwu Oyemike March 14, 2023

Claim: Fasting can be used in the treatment of cancer. Verdict: MOSTLY TRUE. Although fasting has been...

TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

Lois Ugbede March 14, 2023

Claim: Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, claims his cabinet consists of over 30% women. Verdict: TRUE. Our...

Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 12, 2023

Claim: A Facebook post, allegedly by BBC, solicits funds for Joshua Tosin Ajayi, who sustained injuries from...

INEC IReV portal did not show Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election in 19 states

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 8, 2023

Claim: Results from the IReV portal show that Peter Obi won 19 states, including the FCT. Verdict:...

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

Jackson C. Clay Jr. March 7, 2023

Claim: A newspaper and a pressure group say AMEU President Alvin Attah and AMEZU President Benjamin Lartey...

FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia March 6, 2023

Claim: A Twitter user tweeted that over 4,000 couples applied for divorce in January 2023. Verdict: FALSE....

Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

Sunday Awosoro March 6, 2023

Claim: Africa Facts Zone claims the Labour Party (LP) won 42 National Assembly seats and seven Senate...

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men gettyimages-200359051-001-10

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Ikechukwu Oyemike March 3, 2023

Claim: “Most guys are not bald naturally; masturbation makes them bald.” Verdict: FALSE. There is no evidence...

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the IBEW Local 26 in Lanham

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 2, 2023

CLAIM: A screenshot of a purported AP headline shows the president of the USA, Joe Biden, calling...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 1, 2023

Claim 7 CLAIM: A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate...

How true is Twitter users’ claim fasting cures cancer?

TRUE! Women representation in Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet over 30%

Scam! Beware of fake BBC, NTA Facebook pages soliciting funds for ailing man

INEC IReV portal did not show Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election in 19 states

False! AME University, AME Zion University Presidents still at post

FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Economy

False! Nigerian Army did not arrest 488 Boko Haram members in Abia

Double promotion letter from Federal University, Ado-Ekiti, false

Ikirarin da ke cewa wani ‘shugaban Hisbah na da ADC na ‘yan sanda’, yaudara ce

Viral press release from All People’s Congress Party, fake