Fact Check

Twitter Not Responsible for Tweet Claiming Company Doesn’t Recognise Buhari _118805686_be58e592-0bb8-4919-ad9d-05661d21cf85

Twitter Not Responsible for Tweet Claiming Company Doesn’t Recognise Buhari

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 7, 2021

Claim: A tweet, which purportedly originated from the verified handle of Twitter, explains reasons for the deletion...

Nigerian Government not distributing ₦200,000 grants to support businesses scam-alert-stforum

Nigerian Government not distributing ₦200,000 grants to support businesses

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle June 6, 2021

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message asks Nigerians to apply for a ₦200,000 business grant from the Federal...

Fani-Kayode’s claims on Nigerian currency in the pre-colonial era false Femi Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode’s claims on Nigerian currency in the pre-colonial era false

Uchenna Igwe June 3, 2021

Claim: Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, claims there was an Arabic inscription on the Nigerian...

“Nigerian churches forced to pay tax…”, other claims in viral WhatsApp message fact-checked

Lois Ugbede June 3, 2021

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message being shared on church platforms claims that churches are requested to get...

Prof. Montagnier did not claim all who took COVID-19 Vaccine would Die in Two Years Professor Luc Montagnier Covid

Prof. Montagnier did not claim all who took COVID-19 Vaccine would Die in Two Years

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle June 2, 2021

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message states that all those who took the COVID-19 vaccine will die in...

Video depicting attack on Gov. Uzodinma’s convoy shot in Kenya

Silas Jonathan June 2, 2021

Claim: A viral video claims Governor Uzodinma’s convoy was attacked by unknown gunmen. The claim that Governor...

No! TETFUND not offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant TETFUND

No! TETFUND not offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant

Faith Adeoye June 1, 2021

Claim: A website claims that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant....

Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

Uchenna Igwe May 24, 2021

CLAIM: A viral video showing bodies of dead soldiers has been passed round as Nigerian soldiers killed...

Wife of Army Chief Attahiru did not die in air crash as falsely claimed Fati Attahiru

Wife of Army Chief Attahiru did not die in air crash as falsely claimed

Uchenna Igwe May 23, 2021

Claim: Multiple sources claim that the wife of Nigerian Army chief, Lt-General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in the...

WhatsApp group privacy setting in existence since 2019, not new as claimed in recent message

Lois Ugbede May 18, 2021

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims new WhatsApp setting now allows anyone to add you to a...

Twitter Not Responsible for Tweet Claiming Company Doesn’t Recognise Buhari

Nigerian Government not distributing ₦200,000 grants to support businesses

Fani-Kayode’s claims on Nigerian currency in the pre-colonial era false

“Nigerian churches forced to pay tax…”, other claims in viral WhatsApp message fact-checked

Prof. Montagnier did not claim all who took COVID-19 Vaccine would Die in Two Years

Video depicting attack on Gov. Uzodinma’s convoy shot in Kenya

No! TETFUND not offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant

Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

Wife of Army Chief Attahiru did not die in air crash as falsely claimed

WhatsApp group privacy setting in existence since 2019, not new as claimed in recent message

Economy

Electricity subsidy removal, heart disease remedy, other claims fact-checked this week

Viral claim about ‘Hisbah chief with police ADC,’ misleading

Contrary to Obi’s claim, FG has not removed electricity subsidy

Does regular sex prevent heart disease?