FACT CHECK Fact-checking Kwankwaso’s claims on Federal allocation, election results, education 26 October 2026
Weekly Round-Up: Trending claims DUBAWA verified last week Misinformation on social media continues to highlight the importance of fact-checking, media literacy, and access to accurate information.… Amarachi Onwuzulike · Oct 26, 2026
Misleading! UNICEF did not say 90% of Sanitary pads contaminated Claim: A Facebook user claims UNICEF’s finding reveals that 90% of sanitary pads sold in the market are… Matthew Ogunwale · Oct 26, 2026
Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading Claim: A Facebook user, Ibrahim Sani, shared an image depicting the arrest of one of the attackers of… Yunusa Umar · Oct 22, 2026
Misleading! Christian family not forced to convert as viral video claims Claim: An X user claimed a Christian family in Nigeria was forced to say the Shahada (Islamic profession… Lademi Aborisade · Oct 22, 2026
Fact-checking Kwankwaso’s claims on Federal allocation, election results, education Oct 26, 2026 Phillip Anjorin 51 views
Misleading! UNICEF did not say 90% of Sanitary pads contaminated Oct 26, 2026 Matthew Ogunwale 60 views
01 Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading Facebook Checks · Oct 22, 2026
02 Misleading! Christian family not forced to convert as viral video claims Fact Check · Oct 22, 2026
04 Video of Senator Moye addressing his graduation from Cuttington University, not AI-generated Fact Check · Oct 21, 2026 · Liberia
05 False! AI-generated image falsely show Eiffel Tower engulfed in flames Fact Check · Oct 21, 2026 · Sierra Leone
02 Fact Check Video used to portray Trump sexually assaulting man, digitally altered Cole Praise · 181 views · May 29, 2026
03 Fact Check Le Sénégal n’a pas accueilli 3 000 soldats américains Senegal · Yaya KANTE · 92 views · May 29, 2026
04 Fact Check False! LAJ is not wanted by Sierra Leone police Sierra Leone · Patrick Samura · 399 views · May 28, 2026
05 Fact Check Video of Nigerians assaulting South Africans from DR Congo, false Cole Praise · 124 views · May 28, 2026
06 Fact Check False! Peter Obi did not win NDC’s presidential ticket Sunday Awosoro · 228 views · May 28, 2026
07 Fact Check False! Paracetamol does not cure scorpion sting venom Emmanuel Oluwadola · 656 views · May 28, 2026
08 Fact Check Viral Sierra Leone Benguma military base photoshopped Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 183 views · May 26, 2026
09 Facebook Checks False! Photo of Establish meeting Tiwa Savage, Simi, AI-generated Sierra Leone · Patrick Samura · 230 views · May 26, 2026
10 Fact Check False! Miracle leaf does not cure cataract, glaucoma or blurry vision Juliet Buna · 585 views · May 25, 2026
