Fact-checking Kwara State Government’s Statement Over Non-Existent N800m Ranch Project The Kwara State Government has said that it did not spend any N800 million on a livestock ranch at Malete, Moro LGA. The commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oloruntoyosi Thomas in a press release on February 12, 2025, said that the state government had […]
CLAIM: Fake Officers Wearing Police Uniform Arrested in Lagos
CLAIM: An X user posted a video showing two individuals wearing Nigerian Police uniform being apprehended and slapped under the veranda of a building.
VERDICT: The viral video that shows individuals arrested for wearing fake police uniforms to extort innocent people is TRUE but not recent
CLAIM: Russian Military Set To Visit Nigeria After #ENDBADGOVERNANCE Protesters Waved Their Flag
CLAIM: Russian Military Sets To Visit Nigeria For A Protest Call For Protesting With Their Flag.’.
VERDICT: The claim that the Russian Military Sets to visit Nigeria for war is FALSE. Findings show that the country’s embassy in Nigeria has distanced itself from the activities of the protesters.
CLAIM: All Senior Executives Appointed By President Tinubu Are From The South-West
CLAIM: An X user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed all his senior executives from the South-West region of Nigeria.
VERDICT: This claim is false as checks by NV-A show there are several individuals from the North who are part of Tinubu’s cabinet, leading different portfolios in the ongoing administration.
CLAIM: Donald Trump announced that Nigerians would no longer need visas to visit USA
CLAIM: A YouTuber, MC Bobby Productions, posted a video claiming that former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Nigerians would no longer need visas to enter the United States.
VERDICT: The video is a FALSE, it is an AI-generated deepfake.
CLAIM: Did the UNODC issue a warning on organ trafficking?
CLAIM: An organ trafficking alert from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been circulating online.
VERDICT: False
CLAIM: Graphic Image Shows Mutilated Back of NYSC Member Brutalised in Zamfara, Nigeria
CLAIM: Graphic Image Shows Mutilated Back of NYSC Member Brutalised in Zamfara, Nigeria
Verdict: FALSE
Images Shared On X Showing Police Torture Citizens During Recent Kenya Protest Are Misleading
CLAIM: Images Shared On X Show Police Torture Citizens During Recent Kenya Protest
VERDICT: Misleading
CLAIM: Nigerian Archbishop Tells Government to Deduct Tithes From Workers’ Salaries
CLAIM: Nigerian celebrity Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, posted a picture on his X handle, Charly Boy Area Fada 1 (@AreaFada1), criticising the Archbishop of Lagos, Peter Adewale, for allegedly requesting that the government deduct tithes directly from workers’ salaries.
VERDICT: The claim is MISLEADING.
NV-A, 38 Others Selected for IFCN’s $975,000 BUILD Grant Award
The International Fact Checking Network, IFCN has announced News Verifier Africa (NV-A) as one of the recipients for the second phase of its BUILD grant, worth of its $975,000.
