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Video does not show Tinubu supporting Wike amid renewed political crisis in Rivers

A video showing President Bola Tinubu praising the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been recirculated online as though the comment...

Video does not show Tinubu shaking hands with Super Eagles after 2025 AFCON

A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu congratulating the Super Eagles following their bronze medal victory at the 2025...

How Switzerland and Nigeria compare on life expectancy

ON January 15, 2026, an X user sparked a conversation after sharing a post about the serene view and the traffic-free state of a...

Photos of released Kogi kidnap victims not AI-generated

ON January 14, an X user, @RealQueenBee_, posted pictures showing some malnourished young children and parents with a claim that they were victims released...

Old protest photos falsely misrepresented as recent calls for Netanyahu’s resignation

SOME pictures circulating on social media claim to show Israelis protesting for the resignation of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The pictures show a large...

IFCN condemns US visa bans on fact-checkers, others

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has condemned the United States government’s recent decision to deny visas to individuals, including Fact-checkers,...

World Economic Forum names misinformation, disinformation among top global risk

THE World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 (WEF) has confirmed that misinformation and disinformation continue to rank among the world’s most severe global...

Old video of Fubara saying Rivers assembly members do not exist resurfaces online 

A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, stating that the members of the state assembly do not exist have resurfaced online,...

Video does NOT show Kwankwaso “begging” Obi for VP ticket ahead of 2027 election

A video circulating on social media claims to show the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, begging the 2023...

Old video falsely presented as Osimhen’s apology after recent altercation with Lookman

A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show Victor Osimhen apologising to Nigerians and his teammates following the recent on field alteration...

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