A photo of what appears to be Nigerian soldiers taking down a flag hoisted by Boko Haram insurgents was shared on social media as taken this year – 2021. The photo tweeted by @zikallah was captioned: Replacing Boko Haram flag …
A VIRAL post on Facebook claims that Canada is giving 10 years e-Visa to Nigerian professionals. The claim, which was posted on a newly created Facebook page parading itself as that of the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada listed …
A photo shared thousands of times on Twitter and in multiple WhatsApp groups, claiming to be an attempt to launch a rocket in Nigeria is misleading. “Made in US” and “Made in Nigeria” says a November 14, 2020 tweet that shared …
A VIRAL post on social media claimed that the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDS) in Nigeria has shortlisted candidates for its 2020 N-Power programme. The post which was repeatedly shared in several WhatsApp groups, …
An image of shrouded bodies has been posted multiple times on social media with the claim that it shows casualties from the Lekki toll gate incident which took place on October 20, 2020. A Facebook user, Emmanuel Rowland, posted the …
SEVERAL fake and misleading information have found its way to the cyberspace during and following the aftermath of the EndSARS protest that rocked Nigeria. One of such claims is a post shared with the FactCheckHub on October 24, 2020. It …
A photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigeria flag has been shared repeatedly on social media as one of the victims of Lekki Toll Gate incident. A twitter user @seefinish tweeted the picture with …
A video that went viral on Saturday, October 17, 2020, claimed that women in Katsina State have joined the #EndSARS protest to demand for the resignation of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president. The video has been shared multiple times online. …
A post which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Arkansas and a fire started which led to the death …
“Never forget, the budget for this “bridge” was 10 million Naira,” says a Twitter post by Guess Who published on Saturday October 17, 2020. The post has a picture of man cutting a ribbon to commission a small rickety wooden …
