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False! Nigeria did not deploy troops for joint peacekeeping mission to Israel

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False! Nigeria did not deploy troops for joint peacekeeping mission to Israel

Lademi Aborisade June 30, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims Nigeria has sent troops for a peacekeeping mission to Israel. Verdict: False!...

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Fact-checking claims about Abba Kyari’s status, promotion, and legal situation

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Fact-checking claims about Abba Kyari’s status, promotion, and legal situation

Juliet Buna June 30, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Mamman Modukur, on June 9, 2025, claimed Abba Kyari has risen to the...

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Synthetic footage used to depict survivor of India-London plane crash

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Synthetic footage used to depict survivor of India-London plane crash

Rejoice Taddy June 29, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user @Tari-Moni Plus Hela Province shared a video showing a woman who missed Air...

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

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Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson 

Alusine Rehme Wilson June 29, 2025 0

David Moinina Sengeh (PhD), the chief minister and chief innovation officer of Sierra Leone, has corrected a...

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Sierra Leone’s April 2025 inflation rate TRUE, but last single-digit mark not May 2021

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Sierra Leone’s April 2025 inflation rate TRUE, but last single-digit mark not May 2021

Patricia Sia Ngevao June 29, 2025 0

Claim: Sierra Leone’s annual inflation rate fell to 9.38% in April 2025, marking the first time since...

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False! AC water not equivalent to distilled water; it’s unsafe for batteries

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False! AC water not equivalent to distilled water; it’s unsafe for batteries

Olaide Abioye June 27, 2025 0

Claim: Gossip blog Gistlover, in a viral Facebook post, claimed that AC water is equivalent to distilled...

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Old blast footage recirculated as US strikes in Iran

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Old blast footage recirculated as US strikes in Iran

Sunday Awosoro June 27, 2025 0

Claim: Facebook users share two video clips with claims that they were from the recent airstrikes executed...

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False! Uzbekistan’s national team not given free cars for 2026 World Cup qualification

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False! Uzbekistan’s national team not given free cars for 2026 World Cup qualification

Olaide Abioye June 25, 2025 0

Claim: The official Facebook page of a popular sports radio station in Nigeria, Sports Radio Brila FM,...

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Fighter jet from Iran-Israel conflict not en route to Nigeria

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Fighter jet from Iran-Israel conflict not en route to Nigeria

Rejoice Taddy June 19, 2025 0

Claim: A Hausa Facebook page, @CNB Hausa, shared a post claiming that a fighter jet involved in...

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Did Swaziland’s government order men to marry five wives or risk jail term?

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Did Swaziland’s government order men to marry five wives or risk jail term?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 18, 2025 0

Claim: Several Facebook posts claimed the government of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) ordered its men to marry five...

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