Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
Elections
Multiple X users share 7-year old video of Venezuelan protest as new
AN X user, @UchePOkoye, has shared a video of people protesting on the streets alongside a claim that it is the protest against an...
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‘Hunger’ protests: Fact-checking Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast to Nigerians
FOLLOWING the nationwide protests rocking Nigeria over economic hardship, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed citizens in the early hours of Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Since...
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#EndBadGovernance protest: X users share old photo of Nigeria’s police spox armed with machine gun
As the ongoing nationwide 'hunger' protest tagged 'End Bad Governance protest' in Nigeria entered its fourth day, a photo showing the spokesperson of the...
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Dino Melaye shares misleading video of Tobi Amusan at Paris 2024 Olympics
A former Nigerian lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has posted on X a footage that shows the Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, partaking in a race alongside...
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#EndBadGovernance: Dele Momodu posts video from Kenya to depict protest in Niger State
A prominent Nigerian journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has posted an aerial video that shows a large crowd protesting on a busy street to...
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Did any African country win men’s basketball game at the Olympics since 1996?
A claim that no African country has won the Olympics men’s basketball game since 1996 has gone viral on the internet.
The claim was made...
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UPDATED: Old video of #EndSARS protest shared as new amid August protests
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION:
*The headline has been updated to reflect context.
A video that shows an armed robbery scene that happened on Bode Thomas Street, in Surulere...
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#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1
A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The claim stated that the...
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Misleading claim on women dressing attributed to Saudi PM resurfaces online
A claim that the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed ibn Salman, has permitted women in Saudi Arabia to dress however they wish...
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Video does not show youth’s clash with traditionalists over August protest
A video showing burning tyres on a street has surfaced online alongside a claim that it was from a clash between traditional worshippers and...
