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Misinformation around the Jos killings, AI-generated religious content, and a hospital overcrowding scandal in Ghana topped the trends in the last week of March and April 2026.
Here are five of the claims DUBAWA verified this week.
- Video shows woman mourning her loss from recent Jos killings
On March 29, 2026, gunmen attacked the Gari Ya Waye community in Jos, killing at least 20 people. The following day, an X user shared a nearly two-minute video of a woman wailing on the ground, claiming she had just lost her son and husband in the attack. The post racked up over 489,000 views, 22,000 likes, and 11,000 reposts within 24 hours.
DUBAWA extracted keyframes from the video and ran reverse image searches. The results traced the footage back to a documentary by Nigerian TV host and filmmaker Chude Jideonwo, filmed in December 2025. The video is old but was recycled with a misleading narrative.
Read our full findings here.
- Muslims praying on Abuja highway block traffic
Following the 2026 Eid al-Fitr celebrations, an X user posted a photo she claimed showed Muslims blocking an Abuja highway to pray. The post quickly drew both outrage and pushback, with some users accusing her of trying to spark religious controversy.
DUBAWA took a closer look and noticed several red flags. For instance, the traffic flow in the image moved on the left, which is not how Nigerians drive. We ran the photo through two AI detection tools and found that both flagged it as AI-generated.
Read the full fact check here.
- Landlords and tenants in Ghana are breaking the law for fear of homelessness
Ghana’s Rent Act, 1963, is clear. It says landlords cannot demand more than six months’ rent in advance. President Mahama recently reminded Ghanaians of this, urging tenants to report violations. But across Accra, landlords routinely demand one to three years upfront, and most tenants pay without complaint.
DUBAWA spoke to tenants, landlords, and housing experts to understand why. We found that their reasons were not ignorance but survival. With Ghana’s housing deficit estimated at 1.8 million units, tenants fear that reporting a landlord could cost them their home.
Experts told DUBAWA that until Ghana addresses its housing supply crisis, the Rent Act will remain more of a guideline than a law.
Read the full explainer here.
- Sierra Leone’s minimum wage was Le 20,000 under Koroma
A popular Facebook user, Tunde Scott, claimed that Sierra Leone’s minimum wage stood at Le 20,000 when former President Ernest Bai Koroma took office in 2007. The claim had not yet spread widely, but we decided to investigate before it did.
On the contrary, we found that the minimum wage at the time Koroma assumed office was Le 21,000, not Le 20,000. The parliament, under the Minimum Wage Act of 1997, approved this figure and left it unchanged throughout President Kabbah’s tenure.
Koroma’s government later raised the wage to Le 500,000 in 2014. The claim is misleading. Read more here.
- Viral video shows overcrowding in Korle-Bu hospital
A video that went viral in March 2026 showed patients lying on the bare floor of the Accident and Emergency Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. The footage sparked public outrage until the hospital’s CEO “clarified” it may have been AI-generated and asked social media users to dismiss it.
We visited the hospital independently and documented similar scenes. We also ran the image through AI detection tools. Seven tools said it was not AI-generated.
The Korle-Bu Doctors’ Association later confirmed that the overcrowding was real, adding that conditions at the facility are routinely tidied up ahead of official visits.
Read our full findings here.
