CLAIM: The Federal Government has revealed a new deadline for the validity of old notes. FULL TEXT A blog post on rovingupdates.com is circulating with the...
CLAIM: A post on a Nigerian micro-blogging platform, Nairaland, claims that a Nigerian of Igbo dissent, Jude Igwemezie, has recently been awarded a contract worth $500...
CLAIM:A whatsapp post shared severally claimed President Bola Tinubu promised to offer jobs to graduates of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) Sokoto. “FREE JOB TO UDUS GRADUATES....
CLAIM: Some Twitter users are circulating a claim that the Peoples Gazette has purportedly suspended its reporter, Ayoola Babalola, for publishing the leaked audio call between...
CLAIM: A blogpost has gone viral on social media with the claim that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmoud Yakubu, Governor Nyesom Wike...
CLAIM: There are various pictures circulating on social media, of Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, engaging in some eccentric activities, presumably to impress voters ahead of...
CLAIM: A video is circulating on social media, showing gun-wielding men shooting at armless persons. Many who have posted the pictures claim that they are working...
CLAIM A broadcast message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for 2023 general election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is...
CLAIM: A 2-minute video has gone viral on social media showing military men in uniform flogging some civilians in Ebonyi State, allegedly under the supervision of...
CLAIM: A viral post on Facebook claimed that some military men in their uniforms joined the October 1st rally for the presidential candidate of Labour Party,...
CLAIM: A Twitter user, in an attempt to disparage Nigeria, claimed that the Angolan currency, ‘Kwanza’ is stronger than the dollar. VERDICT: False FULL TEXT The...
CLAIM: A viral image on Facebook purportedly shows the two-time African Footballer of the Year, Sadio Mane and a lady getting married. VERDICT: False. The picture...
CLAIM: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, earlier this week, claimed that Rivers State has given the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) the highest number of votes in...
CLAIM: Remo Omokri, a former aide to Former President Goodluck Jonathan said in an interview with Arise TV that Nigeria ranked better on the Global Terrorism...
CLAIM: It was reported on Monday by some media platforms that a former spokesperson to Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Otunba Segun Sowunmi...
CLAIM: A Twitter user, @UchePOkoye, on Saturday, claimed that Bola Tinubu promised the Supreme Council for Sharia that Sharia rule would be extended to the South....
CLAIM 1: The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Olajide ‘Jandor’ Adediran stated in an interview with Arise TV that governor...
CLAIM: Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, in an interview with Arise TV, on Friday, said there is no law preventing public...
CLAIM: A picture of a massive crowd is being circulated on social media and claimed to have emanated from the mega rally of the People’s Democratic...
CLAIM: A Facebook user in a recent post claimed that delegates sent by the Nigerian Senate to visit Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is in prison custody...
CLAIM: A recent post on Twitter claims that 14 babies died at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital in a day. VERDICT: False FULL TEXT A...
CLAIM: President Muhammadu Buhari in his Democracy Day Speech postulated that primary elections conducted by political parties across the country were peaceful. VERDICT: False FULL SPEECH...
CLAIM The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello while seeking votes from delegates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the party’s presidential primary election in...
On Monday, popular comedienne, Helen Paul announced on her Instagram page that she had been appointed a Professor at a US-based University, and promoted to Head...
CLAIM: A picture is being circulated on social media, purportedly of a Catholic priest in Sokoto State, who went to church with an Ak 47 rifle...
CLAIM: A screenshot of a tweet purportedly made by Elon Musk is currently going viral. According to the screenshot, the multi-billionaire vowed to delete Twitter after...
CLAIM: A Facebook user by the name, Nathan Kuma in a post, claimed that Pope Francis, as part of his reform, had cancelled the Bible and...
CLAIM: Various posts on social media claim that the picture is that of a Japanese boy going to bury his brother. It was added that the...
CLAIM: Some Social media users are berating the public involvement of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, in the affairs...
Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, 2022, the internet has been awash with distorted and misleading videos on the matter, with...
CLAIM: Multiple posts on blogs and social media platforms claim that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Damondardas Modi has pledged support for agitations for a Biafra Republic,...
CLAIM Multiple social media users posted the claim that the federal government would begin free deoxyribonucleic acid tests (DNA tests) in Nigerian general hospitals. CONCLUSION False....
CLAIM Multiple posts on the internet claim that the NCDMB is recruiting for two positions – Mechanical and Construction Engineers. CONCLUSION The claim is false FULL...
CLAIM In December 2021, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Barr. Eze Chikamnayo, shared a Facebook post from one media/political analyst, Kingsley Maduforo, which claimed that...
CLAIM A news report by People’s Gazette, an online newspaper attributed a claim to Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari. The report was headlined:...
CLAIM A viral post on facebook claims that five former governors of Oyo state, who are late, all died at 71 years old. The post reads:...
Claim Viral post claims Austin ‘Jayjay’ Okocha’s success was due to Victor Agbo Conclusion False. The message has been circulating for a while and the theme...
Claim A doctor can choose not to treat a rude patient Conclusion A doctor can choose not to treat a patient if the patient is unruly...
Claim Study finds 5G technology a ‘significant factor’ in higher COVID case and death rates Conclusion False. The two studies mentioned in the article do not...
CLAIM President Muhammadu Buhari replaces ₦1.8 trillion Fuel Subsidy cost with ₦2.4 trillion for transport bonus. CONCLUSION FALSE. Though there are no open source documents that...
Claim “Climate change is largely responsible for the drying up of Lake Chad which has shrunk by more than 85% of its original size,” President Muhammadu...
Claim: Canada Visa Lottery Application is out Verdict: False. Canada does not operate a visa lottery. The link to a viral message on WhatsApp redirects users...
Claim Nigerian King Built School with No School Fees, Free Hostel, Free Food, and Even Teaches There Verdict True. The King of Òkè-ìlá with title Òràngún...
Claim “The water projects we completed between 2015 to 2020 have improved Nigeria’s access to potable water to 71% between 2015 and 2020. This means 12.5...
Claim: A shared WhatsApp message claimed that the National Youth Empowerment Fund, a federal government agency is giving out ₦150,000 – ₦200,000 grants to Nigerians. Conclusion:...
Claim: A Nigerian Senator earns $2,183,685 annually and it takes 1638 years for an average worker to earn such an amount. Conclusion: False. The salary plus...
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims Tetfund is giving ₦30,000 grants to Nigeria students Conclusion: False, the website is fraudulent. Though it portrays the real logo...
Claim: “Today, our state is arguably the safest in the entire country, we are rated the second most peaceful and our crime rate is second lowest,”...
Claim: Viral WhatsApp message claimed some passengers of Igbo extraction traveling in a luxurious bus were attacked and killed in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Conclusion:...
Claim: “32 percent of Nigerians own Bitcoin, the highest percentage in the world” Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder, 15 August 2021. Conclusion: False. The statistics quoted by...
