Claim: President Tinubu was flanked by Russian flag during #EndBadGovernance protests Source: Social media / X Verdict: FALSE Researched by Hamza Ibrahim Viral posts on
Claim: Burkina Faso reduces salaries of ministers by 30% and two other claims Source: Viral message Verdict: PARTLY FALSE Research by Hamza Ibrahim Has Burkina
Claim: The world will experience 3 days of darkness due to solar eclipse Source: Viral video Verdict: MISLEADING Researched by Hamza Ibrahim A viral TikTok video is
There is rising concern about the growing trade in human organs particularly the selling of kidneys by many poor Tanzanians for financial gains. According to
Claim: Nigerian Embassy in Niger set ablaze Source: Social media Verdict: FALSE Researched by Hamza Ibrahim Multiple videos shared on Facebook showing a burning building
Claim: Football juggler seen in viral video is former President Muhammadu Buhari Source: Viral video Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A video showing a man
Claim: Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni is dead Source: Social Media posts Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu Multiple posts on social media (here, here and here) suggest
Claim: Peter Obi featured on the front page of Time Magazine Source: Twitter Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu Has Nigeria’s Presidential aspirant Peter
Viewed more than a million times, a video clip circulating online (here) is suggesting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deliberately omitted the Labour
Claim: Three people have been shot in Nigeria on election day Source: Twitter Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A viral video showing four men on two
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