Themes

True! Passengers can fly from Lagos to Ibadan with N6,500

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Mainstream

True! Passengers can fly from Lagos to Ibadan with N6,500

Sunday Awosoro August 24, 2023 0

Claim: An Ibadan-based medium posted on Facebook that Nigerians can now fly from Lagos to Ibadan with...

Read More Read more about True! Passengers can fly from Lagos to Ibadan with N6,500

TRUE! There is a place called Abeokuta in Jamaica

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Homepage
• Mainstream

TRUE! There is a place called Abeokuta in Jamaica

Lademi Aborisade August 21, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook page post that there is a place in Jamaica called Abeokuta.  Verdict: TRUE! According...

Read More Read more about TRUE! There is a place called Abeokuta in Jamaica

Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Homepage
• Politics

Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger

Phillip Anjorin August 21, 2023 0

Claim: A political stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adamu Garba II, has claimed via his...

Read More Read more about Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger

TRUE! Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on field

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Homepage
• Sport

TRUE! Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on field

Lademi Aborisade August 21, 2023 0

Claim: Marc-Vivien Foé, while representing Cameroon in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup against Colombia, collapsed at...

Read More Read more about TRUE! Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on field

Ǹjẹ́ ẹ ti rí fọ́nrán akálékáko tó ṣ’àfihàn ibi tí wọ́n ti n kun èso ápù l’ọda? Aṣinílọ́nà ni

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Health
• Yoruba

Ǹjẹ́ ẹ ti rí fọ́nrán akálékáko tó ṣ’àfihàn ibi tí wọ́n ti n kun èso ápù l’ọda? Aṣinílọ́nà ni

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 18, 2023 0

Ahesọ: Fọ́nrán akálékáko kan lórí ìkànnì ibaraẹnisọrẹ Facebook ṣ’àfihàn ibi ti wọn ti n fi kẹ́míkà apanilara...

Read More Read more about Ǹjẹ́ ẹ ti rí fọ́nrán akálékáko tó ṣ’àfihàn ibi tí wọ́n ti n kun èso ápù l’ọda? Aṣinílọ́nà ni

MISLEADING! Lauren James faces  two-match ban, not  tournament ban

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Homepage
• Sport

MISLEADING! Lauren James faces  two-match ban, not  tournament ban

Cole Praise August 17, 2023 0

CLAIM: FIFA bans Lauren James for the rest of the tournament after the red card. VERDICT: MISLEADING....

Read More Read more about MISLEADING! Lauren James faces  two-match ban, not  tournament ban

Claim 37-year-old South African woman gave birth to decuplets, false

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Mainstream

Claim 37-year-old South African woman gave birth to decuplets, false

Cole Praise August 16, 2023 0

CLAIM: 37-year-old South African woman delivers decuplets to break a world record. VERDICT: FALSE. The Guinness World...

Read More Read more about Claim 37-year-old South African woman gave birth to decuplets, false

Irọ́ ni o! Ààrẹ Tinubu ò se ìdádúró àwọn ilé-ẹjọ́ gẹgẹbi ìròyìn yìí tí wi

• Fact Check
• Politics
• Yoruba

Irọ́ ni o! Ààrẹ Tinubu ò se ìdádúró àwọn ilé-ẹjọ́ gẹgẹbi ìròyìn yìí tí wi

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 15, 2023 0

AHESỌ: Tinubu gbegi dina àwọn ilé ẹjọ kọọkan ni Nàìjíríà kí wọn má bàá le kúrò ní...

Read More Read more about Irọ́ ni o! Ààrẹ Tinubu ò se ìdádúró àwọn ilé-ẹjọ́ gẹgẹbi ìròyìn yìí tí wi

Misleading! Man who allegedly transformed himself into dog was cladded in hyper-realistic costume

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Mainstream

Misleading! Man who allegedly transformed himself into dog was cladded in hyper-realistic costume

Sunday Awosoro August 14, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook user posted a clip of a man who transformed himself into a dog with...

Read More Read more about Misleading! Man who allegedly transformed himself into dog was cladded in hyper-realistic costume

We tracked TikTok man glorifying coups, calling for Russian alliance: Guess who and where he hails from?

• Explainers
• Mainstream
• Media Literacy

We tracked TikTok man glorifying coups, calling for Russian alliance: Guess who and where he hails from?

Silas Jonathan August 12, 2023 1

A recent viral video on WhatsApp featured a captivating three-minute clip titled “We are coming with Coups,”...

Read More Read more about We tracked TikTok man glorifying coups, calling for Russian alliance: Guess who and where he hails from?