Disinformation
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How Fake Facebook Pages Push Misinformation Using Famous News Brands
Have you been following the official Facebook page of that reputable media outlet or rather one of its many lookalikes?…
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Factcheck: Is Nigeria Country With Most Christians Killed For Their Faith?
Claim: Nigeria is ranked the number one country according to the population of people killed because they are Christians. Verdict:…
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Factcheck: 10 Photos Used to Depict Obigbo Victims Are From Osun, Lagos, Others
Claim: A Facebook group shared 10 photographs, which it said were about the killing and brutalising of civilians in Obigbo,…
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Factcheck: Old, Unrelated Pictures Used To Depict Killings In Obigbo
Claim A Twitter user with the username @DiobuZonePH has uploaded different pictures and claimed there was a bloodbath in “Biafra…
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Factcheck: This Video Of ‘SUVs For Lawmakers’ Is Over Four Months Old
Claim: A video shared on Twitter claims to show a collection of Sport Utility Vehicles recently acquired by members of…
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Fact-check: No, ASUU Has Not Yet Suspended Strike
Claim A Twitter user with the name Saleh Shehu ASHAKA (@Ashakasaleh), who is also a journalist with Voice of America…
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CBN Did Not Introduce 2,000, 5,000 Naira Notes As Claimed In This Video
Claim A video circulating on WhatsApp shows some bundles of new 2,000 and 5,000 naira notes with the name of…
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No, These Are Not Katsina Women Calling Buhari to Resign
Claim A video shared widely on WhatsApp and uploaded to Twitter shows women protesting and calling in Hausa language on…
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Factcheck: These Are Killed IMN Members, Not Lekki #EndSARS Protesters
Claim: A picture containing about 17 dead persons laid side by side is said to show victims of extrajudicial killings…
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No, This is not a Picture of #EndSARS Protesters
Claim Several social media users uploaded a picture of a congested crowd apparently taken in Nigeria claiming it to be…
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