A claim that the Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued to customers by banks in Nigeria expires after 10 years has resurfaced on social media. The claim was contained in a video that was circulated in WhatsApp closed groups. In the …
ON August 30, 2023, an X user and Labour Party supporter, @Chimaobi_nteoma posted a video showing a woman dancing and smoking at a party claiming that it shows the Nigerian Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa. The …
In March 2023, a claim that the former U.S. president, Donald Trump, had been arrested surfaced online. The images shared alongside the claim show Trump resisting an arrest and another one shows him being chased by the police. Due to …
A video showing a man being dragged and harassed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows agents of a fintech company, PalmPay harassing its debtor inside a market. In the viral video, two men wearing a PalmPay branded T-shirt …
A video showing some lawmakers at the entrance of Nigeria’s legislative complex in Abuja has circulated online with a claim that the Department of Security Services (DSS) has shut down the National Assembly. In the video, some lawmakers were seen …
A video of a press conference where a European-based group of medical practitioners were seen discrediting the COVID-19 pandemic has resurfaced on social media. The video is being circulated on WhatsApp as ‘breaking news’ with the claim implying that the …
A viral video showing a man being assaulted has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, being beaten and stripped naked by crowd in Nasarawa state. A Twitter user, …
By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. Claim A LinkedIn user alleged that Orji Uzor Kalu, a serving Senator and former Governor of Abia State, is hiding stacks of money in his house. Verdict Video of an alleged stack of money linked …
A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a virtual meeting has resurfaced online with a claim that he has defected from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The …
A video showing a bearded man spraying dollar notes on strippers in a club has surfaced online with a claim that it shows Seni Saraki, the son of the former Senate President Bukola Saraki, caught in the act. In the …