Daily Archives: Sep 20, 2026
Fact Guage:
Security
Video does not show Nigerian Army troops deployed to Borno in 2026
AN X user, @Palermo_seun, posted a video showing a convoy of armoured vehicles, claiming the convoy consisted of 10,000 soldiers being deployed to Borno...
Security
US did not approve sale of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft to Nigeria
A POST circulating on social media claims that the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), an agency under the United States Department of Defence, has...
Politics
Rufai Oseni amplifies misleading claim about Pantami crying over APC ticket
Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, on Tuesday, May 12, posted a video on X showing former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,...
Security
No, image does not show man sentenced to death for defending residents in Kaduna
A viral image circulating on social media claims to show a man sentenced to death in Kaduna State for allegedly organising youths to protect...
Health
No, Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Hantavirus
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claim that Nigeria has confirmed cases of hantavirus infection.
Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses primarily transmitted to...
Health
Hantavirus: No need to panic, expert reassures Nigerians
Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation notified the public about an outbreak of hantavirus infection following reports of a cluster of passengers with...
Politics
No, Goodluck Jonathan did not found NDC
A post circulating on social media claims that former President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The post suggests that...
Politics
No, Nafiu Bala’s residence wasn’t set on fire
AN X user, @Pharmacio001, has claimed that angry youths set fire to the Gombe residence of Nafiu Bala, a factional leader of the African...
General
No, video of men dragging police officer’s gun is not recent
A video circulating on social media claims to show a recent incident of police brutality involving two men dragging a firearm from a police...
Economy
Reno Omokri makes false claim about Nigeria’s debt reduction under Tinubu
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Nigeria’s total public debt has significantly dropped under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Omokri, who said...
