A Facebook user, Princess Nenye, has posted an image that shows the Nigerian comedian, Mark Angel, with an aircraft alongside a caption that says he bought a private jet recently and thus become the first African comedian to achieve the feat.
Mark Angel is a Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter, and content creator. He is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series. He often features his cousin, Emmanuella Samuel who is known by her stage name, Emmanuella.
The claim read: “Congratulations to Nigerian Billionaire Comedian Mark Angel as He bought Private Jet The first African Comedian to own a private aircraft Let’s celebrate him. To everyone typing congratulations to mark angel, your own testimony is next to be celebrated.”
The post has garnered over 15,000 likes, more than 7,500 comments, and has been shared 191 times as of March 14, 2024.
CLAIM
Mark Angel bought a private jet.
THE FINDINGS
Findings by this researcher show that the claim is FALSE!
Through multiple online searches, this researcher retrieved a video where the image in the claim was screenshot from.
The video was posted online by an X (formerly Twitter) user, @noblecoins, on January 22, 2024.
In the video, Mark Angel is seen walking towards the airport terminal with two bodyguards. On his way, an aircraft was seen parked on the tarmac.
Following a closer look at the alleged ‘newly acquired jet,’ this researcher discovered that the aircraft has on its tail a registration number which is 5N-RSG.
When subjected to verification on Flight Radar, it revealed that the ownership of the aircraft is the River State Government.
Furthermore, this researcher thoroughly combed the social media accounts of the comedian, Mark Angel, to see if he has posted any photo of his ‘newly acquired private jet’ but did not see anything related to such.
However, no reputable local or international media reported such feat by the comedian.
THE VERDICT
The claim that Mark Angel bought a private jet is FALSE; checks show that the aircraft belongs to the River State Government and not the Nigerian comedian.
