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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 31, 2026 0

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

Health Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 28, 2026 0

NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria, estimating more than 50,000 cases over 25 years and identifying 64 high-risk local government areas. A...

Old 2023 footage of Tinubu’s national address falsely shared as recent (UPDATED)

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 27, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...

Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 26, 2026 0

A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

Nigeria 2027: How disinformation could deepen ethnic divides

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - August 26, 2026 0

DISINFORMATION actors are increasingly exploiting Nigeria’s ethnic fault lines to spread false narratives and hate speech, reinforce stereotypes, and turn ordinary incidents into weapons...

Nigeria housing project photo miscaptioned as Kenya’s Kilifi development

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 24, 2026 0

AN aerial photo shared on social media claims to show a nearly completed affordable housing project in Kilifi County, Kenya. The post, shared by an...

Video falsely linked to Osun election resistance was recorded in Ghana

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 24, 2026 0

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show residents in Osun State confronting military officers allegedly deployed to rig the governorship election held on...

Old Calabar rally video falsely linked to Peter Obi’s 2026 ‘One Million Walk’

Uncategorized Nurudeen Akewushola - August 21, 2026 0

A VIDEO showing a large crowd of people marching through a street has resurfaced on social media with a claim that it shows a...

Kura LG chairman did not commission viral pedestrian stairway on Kano-Zaria highway

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - August 20, 2026 0

A POST circulating on X claims that the Chairman of Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, northwestern Nigeria, Rabiu Abubakar Sulaiman, recently commissioned...

Video of Sudan war falsely presented as footage from Nigeria

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ - August 19, 2026 0

AN X account, @Guccistarbol, posted a video circulating on social media which claims to show military escalation in Nigeria. The video depicts a vehicle...