Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2026
Fact Guage:
General
No, images do not show bandits killed in Zamfara
A Facebook user, Kalipso Olu Omo, shared images purportedly showing the bodies of bandits killed during a recent military operation in Gummi Local Government...
General
No, Mbappé did not win FIFA World Cup at age 18
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...
General
Video does not show Nigerian troops neutralising Oyo kidnappers
A POST circulating on social media claims that the Nigerian military killed and captured several bandits during the rescue operation that secured the release...
News
No, FG has not announced renaming of Kwara to Odo Oya State
A GRAPHIC circulating on social media claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced the relocation of Kwara State from the North...
News
No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London
A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice Simon Haruna Tsammani, the Court of Appeal judge who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal...
Security
No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo
A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces in Oyo State have arrested a local pastor suspectedly acting as a key logistics supplier...
Security
Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria
A VIDEO showing a heavily armed group of fighters stationed in a dense forest has triggered panic on social media, with claims that it...
Security
Tinubu’s aide spreads false claim about rescue of Oyo abducted pupils, teachers
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has claimed that a joint security operation led to the rescue of...
Security
Video does not show Kano governor distributing plates as empowerment package
AN X account, The Yoruba Times, shared a video showing the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, distributing plates to some women, claiming it...
Security
Old video of unrest in Ebonyi reused to depict fresh Enugu attack
AN X user, @AloyEjimakor, posted a video claiming it shows a recent attack by terrorists in Ishiagu and Awgu communities in Nigeria’s South-East.
He shared...
