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Round-Up: Peter Obi’s investment scheme, Access Bank free surgery, other top claims verified last week

Round-Up: Peter Obi’s investment scheme, Access Bank free surgery, other top claims verified last week

Round-Up: Peter Obi’s investment scheme, Access Bank free surgery, other top claims verified last week

Ukashatu Ibrahim Wakili May 23, 2026

From a manipulated video falsely showing Peter Obi promoting a get-rich-quick scheme to misleading claims about free...

False! Viral photos of abused children unrelated to Oyo school kidnapping

False! Viral photos of abused children unrelated to Oyo school kidnapping

False! Viral photos of abused children unrelated to Oyo school kidnapping

Juliet Buna May 23, 2026

Claim: Facebook user, Alexander Pius, shared images claiming to show the kidnapped Oriire school children beaten by...

No Refund Policy: Can Nigerians return defective products for reimbursement?

No Refund Policy: Can Nigerians return defective products for refund?

No Refund Policy: Can Nigerians return defective products for reimbursement?

Mohammed Taoheed May 23, 2026

Recently, a young Nigerian woman, Ada King, came online to call out a hair vendor for selling...

Unrelated pictures used to depict girl’s death in marriage

Unrelated pictures used to depict girl’s death in marriage

Unrelated pictures used to depict girl’s death in marriage

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 23, 2026

Claim: Social media users shared a photo collage containing an image of a girl and an elderly...

Peter Obi’s interview manipulated to promote phoney investment scheme

Peter Obi’s interview manipulated to promote phoney investment scheme

Peter Obi’s interview manipulated to promote phoney investment scheme

Rejoice Taddy May 21, 2026

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video of Obi advertising an investment scheme. Verdict: False. The original...

False! Kobbie Mainoo not married

False! Kobbie Mainoo not married

False! Kobbie Mainoo not married

Mohammed Taoheed May 21, 2026

Claim: An X user asserted that Kobbie Mainoo is now married with a kid. Verdict: False! DUBAWA’s...

Does toothpaste reduce wrinkles, as social media users claim?

Does toothpaste reduce wrinkles, as social media users claim?

Does toothpaste reduce wrinkles, as social media users claim?

Rejoice Taddy May 20, 2026

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that toothpaste can clear wrinkles from the skin. Verdict: False. There is...

Misleading! Access Bank not providing free IVF, fibroid surgery

Misleading! Access Bank not providing free IVF, fibroid surgery

Misleading! Access Bank not providing free IVF, fibroid surgery

Amarachi Onwuzulike May 20, 2026

Claim: An X user claims that Access Bank is giving free funding for IVF and fibroid surgery....

Sénégal : un faux document pour attester d’une prétendue coupure d’eau à la cité religieuse de Médina Baye

Sénégal : un faux document pour attester d’une prétendue coupure d’eau à la cité religieuse de Médina Baye

Philomene Arame TINE May 19, 2026

FAIT : Une publication Facebook diffusée le 16 avril 2026 par la page dénommée « Au Feminins...

Facebook monetises Liberia: The opportunities, risks, and association with disinformation

Facebook monetises Liberia: The opportunities, risks, and association with disinformation

Facebook monetises Liberia: The opportunities, risks, and association with disinformation

Laymah Kollie May 19, 2026

A long-standing call from Liberian content creators is now taking shape as Meta shows progress in monetising...

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