CLAIM: Did A Kenyan Man Build A Jet Fighter? On August 6, 2025 a newsblog on X posted a 6-second video with the claim that a man in Kenya built a jet fighter. The 6 seconds video showed 2 men sitting inside the jet while one of them who had an helmet on was controlling […]
Fact-checking Claims On Bola Ahmed Tinubu And Peter Obi’s Tenure As Governors
Fact-checking Claims On Bola Ahmed Tinubu And Peter Obi’s Tenure As Governors On July 23, 2025, an X user made several claims about President Bola Tinubu when he was governor, such as him not receiving allocation from the federal government and also not owing salaries, whereas, Peter Obi on the other hand, despite getting allocations […]
Did Heavy Rain Wash Off Gombe-Adamawa Road?
Did Heavy Rain Wash Off Gombe-Adamawa Road? On August 5, 2025, a TikTok user posted a 15 second video claiming that a bridge from Gombe to Adamawa state had collapsed due to heavy rain fall. The video shows how the Road had been divided with flowing water and the travellers asking for help, with one […]
Does This Viral Video Show Moses Ali, The 86-Year-Old Deputy President of Uganda?
Does This Viral Video Show Moses Ali, The 86-Year-Old Deputy President of Uganda? On July 22, 2025, an X user posted a video of a man addressing an event/people. The post was captioned, “This is Uganda deputy president after watching this you will understand the reason why Africa is backward worst part of it you […]
Did Bishop David Oyedepo Affirm That President Muhammadu Buhari Died Long Ago?
A newsblog on X posted a video which claims that in 2018, Bishop David Oyedepo said ex-president Muhammadu Buhari had died and been replaced by a clone. The X user further mocked those who had asked for a retraction of their earlier post which alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari had died a long time ago […]
Police Officer Kills Bus Driver Over 200 Naira Bribe
Police Officer Kills Bus Driver Over 200 Naira Bribe On July 12, 2025, a Facebook user posted a video claiming that it shows how a police officer allegedly shot a bus driver over 200 naira bribe in Edo state, Nigeria. The video which has Ghanaian flag colour with Ghana Eye imprinted on it was captioned, […]
Simon Ekpa Has Been Granted Bail In Finland
Simon Ekpa Has Been Granted Bail In Finland On July 3, 2025, an X user claimed that the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been granted bail by Finnish authorities and will soon be reunited with his family. At the time of this publication, the post had reached over 92,000 people, with about 2,050 replies, reposts, […]
CLAIM: China Has Found The Cure For Diabetes And The U.S. Is Unhappy About It
On July 5, 2025, an X user claimed that China has found the cure for diabetes and that the United States is not happy about it. This claim was posted with a cover template design from TechTimes containing Trump’s picture and blood glucose meter with the words, “CHINA MAY HAVE FOUND THE CURE FOR DIABETES […]
