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 165 views
Misleading! Christian family not forced to convert as viral video claims Oct 22, 2026 Lademi Aborisade 201 views
Images of Atiku, Tambuwal receiving bandit kingpin into ADC, AI-generated Oct 19, 2026 Salihu Abdulmumini Bamle 249 views
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 Viral video of bandit arrested in military uniform, misleading Abdulsalam Baba Mahmud · 224 views · Jun 25, 2026
02 Fact Check Suspected terrorist in viral video arrested in Kwara, not Zamfara Yunusa Umar · 218 views · Jun 23, 2026
03 Fact Check Viral clip of ‘wanderers’ from Ethiopia, not Nigeria Juliet Buna · 145 views · Jun 23, 2026
04 Fact Check Mali video falsely used to portray terror threat against Nigeria David Arome · 175 views · Jun 23, 2026
05 Fact Check Video of bandits allegedly raping woman, not recent Umar Babangida · 1,297 views · Jun 22, 2026
06 Fact Check Old counter-terror operation wrongly framed as recent Nigerian strike Simbiat Bakare · 170 views · Jun 20, 2026
07 Fact Check No evidence terrorists shot down NAF Helicopters in Niger State David Arome · 151 views · Jun 18, 2026
09 Fact Check Misleading! Viral video shows Somali security forces, not Nigerian bandits Muhammad Jamil Ibrahim · 326 views · Jun 16, 2026
10 Fact Check Misleading image used to portray 52 persons murdered in Sokoto Yunusa Umar · 70 views · Jun 15, 2026
