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No, Mbappé did not win FIFA World Cup at age 18

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST circulating on social media claims that French professional football player Kylian Mbappé won the FIFA World Cup at the age of 18. The...

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

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

Image does not show Ronaldo with infant Vitinha and Mendes

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A viral image showing football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, cradling two babies has resurfaced online with claims suggesting the infants are now his Portuguese national...

Did Nigeria fail to qualify for FIFA World Cup during Buhari presidency?

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A claimed that Nigeria did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has circulated on X. An X user,...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

Uncategorized Fatimah Quadri -
A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah, has announced his exit from Liverpool at the end of the current football...

How AI-generated videos could fuel sports misinformation

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
FOLLOWING the Manchester City defeat against Spur in the Carabao Cup in November 2024, an Instagram account, @memerunnergpt posted an AI-generated clip showing the...

Claim that Ronaldo embraces Islam is FALSE!

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video circulating online which claims that Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted Islam by reciting the Shahada in the presence of King...

Did Tinubu say he suffers heart attack anytime Chelsea loses?

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video purportedly showing the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying that he's a supporter of Chelsea Football Club and he suffers a heart...

Photos do not show Nwabali and his wife

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
THREE photos showing Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali and a woman have surfaced online with a claim that they show the footballer with his...

No! Lionel Messi did not celebrate a goal showing off Michael Jackson T-shirt

General Opeyemi Kehinde -
On November 3, 2023, a Facebook user, Joseph Moonwalkers claimed that ace footballer Lionel Messi  celebrated a goal by showing off legendary singer Michael Jackson's T-shirt...

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