FACEBOOK CHECKS Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading 22 October 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
Images of Atiku, Tambuwal receiving bandit kingpin into ADC, AI-generated Claim: A Facebook user claims that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)… Salihu Abdulmumini Bamle · Oct 19, 2026
False! Terrorists did not kill 100 in Sokoto, as Facebook user claimed Claim: A Facebook page claimed terrorists attacked a community in Sokoto, killing more than 100 civilians, 10 Nigerian… Shafa'atu Suleiman · Oct 10, 2026
Facebook, Instagram users delete blasphemy post after DUBAWA’s fact-check A Facebook user, Mustapha Muhammad and an Instagram user, Kennedy Samario, have deleted posts claiming that a woman… Maryam Umar · Oct 9, 2026
Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading Oct 22, 2026 Yunusa Umar 84 views
Misleading! Christian family not forced to convert as viral video claims Oct 22, 2026 Lademi Aborisade 109 views
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01 False! Terrorists did not kill 100 in Sokoto, as Facebook user claimed Facebook Checks · Oct 10, 2026
04 DUBAWA Round-Up: Man City’s sanction, UNICEF’s prediction, other claims fact-checked Explainers · Oct 4, 2026
05 Facebook user deletes misleading video about arrested soldier after DUBAWA’s fact-check Fact Check · Oct 2, 2026
01 Fact Check Is Nigeria Country With Most Christians Killed For Their Faith? Kunle Adebajo · 100 views · Nov 29, 2020
02 Fact Check 10 Photos Used to Depict Obigbo Victims Are From Osun, Lagos, Others Kunle Adebajo · 75 views · Nov 28, 2020
03 Fact Check How true is Lai Mohammed’s claim blank ammunition cannot kill anyone? Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi · 100 views · Nov 26, 2020
04 Fact Check Repentant Boko Haram members not paid N150,000 monthly Francis Arinze Iloani · 100 views · Nov 19, 2020 A claim went viral on Twitter that repentant Boko Haram members are paid N150,000 monthly while soldiers are paid N65,000 monthly.
05 Featured Counting the losses: What next for officers who fell during the EndSARS protest? Lois Ugbede · 91 views · Nov 8, 2020
06 Fact Check #EndSARS: Desmond Elliot never called for social media regulation as widely claimed Silas Jonathan · 78 views · Nov 2, 2020
07 Fact Check #EndSARS: Nigerian Army dispels #Lekkishootings as ‘Fake news’ but its evidences continue to shift Silas Jonathan · 325 views · Oct 31, 2020
08 Fact Check #EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze? Michelle Agoh · 115 views · Oct 24, 2020
09 Fact Check How true is claim that holding Nigerian flag would prevent soldiers from shooting protesters? Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi · 106 views · Oct 23, 2020
10 Fact Check #EndSARS: This viral photo is from an NYSC drama in Akwa Ibom, not Lekki Tollgate gun attack Steve Dede · 158 views · Oct 23, 2020