On New Years’ Day, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a New Year’s Day speech where he touched on various topics. The address emphasised a positive economic outlook for 2025 and highlighted key achievements in 2024. NV-A extracted some claims from the president’s address and went ahead to verify them. CLAIM 1 There has been a […]
CLAIM: Dele Farotimi Vows To Write Petition Over Arrest and Defamation Case
On December 31, 2024, a facebook page, @jayceeblogNG made a post that a Nigerian lawyer, Dele Farotimi has vowed to petition the Nigerian Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee and seek for a permanent licence revocation for the lawyers involved in his arrest and defamation case. Dele Farotim is a Nigerian lawyer, author and political activist. He […]
Has the Finnish Government Released Simon Ekpa From Prison with $100,000 Compensation?
On December 18, 2024, a facebook page Biafra is a spirit (Ofo na Ogu) made a post using Simon Ekpa’s picture with the claim that the Finnish government had released and offered a hundred thousand dollars in compensation for what they deemed an unwarranted arrest and invasion of privacy to. The caption on the post […]
CLAIM: ICC Summons Nigeria’s Military Over Killings and Occupation of Biafraland?
On December 16, 2024, a facebook user @ChibuikeUmehYanky put up a post claiming that the International Criminal Court, ICC, had summoned the Nigerian military for the extrajudicial killings and occupation of Biafraland and that the Nigerian government created a faceless group called Igbo National Council to water down the entire situation. This claim was also […]
CLAIM: Finland Government Confirms the Declaration and Independence of Biafra from Nigeria
On December 3, 2024, an X user @ngoziora posted a screenshot from a WhatsApp message, with the caption ‘Breaking: Finland confirms the declaration and independence of the United States of Biafra headed by PM Simon Ekpa.’ The caption also contained a link to a news article https://yle.fi/a/74-20128728 and tags to over 30 prominent personalities’ X […]
How State Actors, Government-Backed Trolls and Bots Spread Misinformation Online
Social media has become the world’s digital heartbeat, connecting millions across borders with just a click. Like a double-edged sword, it comes with its own challenge—the widespread misinformation and disinformation. The reliance on social media platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp, and X as primary news sources makes it even easier to perpetuate information disorders, which […]
Was a BBC Presenter Sentenced to Jail for Raping 42 Dogs?
On November 20th 2024, An X user, @AdameMedia posted a picture claim that a BBC presenter was jailed for raping 42 dogs to death. The picture was accompanied with the caption,‘The BBC is literally never going to recover from this.’ The claim had gained over 5.4 million views, over 3,700 comments, 13,000 reposts and quotes, […]
CLAIM: Journalist Antagonises Wife of the US President, Dr. Jill Biden, During Live Interview
CLAIM: Journalist Antagonises Wife of the US President, Dr. Jill Biden, During Live Interview
VERDICT: Dr Jill Biden was not confronted by Imani about Biden’s presidency. The original video was manipulated by Imani as a satire for comedic effect.
