A post which surfaced on micro-blogging platform, X claims that Nigerian footballer, Ademola Lookman, has been awarded African best player of the year by the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF. On December 14, an X user, Gen_Buhar posted an image of Lookman with a caption that reads;”Congratulations to Ademola Lookman as he’s crowned the African […]
Image Showing Peter Obi With Dele Farotimi in Front of Correctional Center is Altered
An image showing Dele Farotimi, an human rights lawyer who is currently detained in prison over a defamation suit and Peter Obi, the Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate at the front of the Nigerian correctional service in Ado Ekiti has been circulating on X. The image which was posted by X user, @MO_Shaibu_ showed Obi […]
Did Finland Sue The Nigeria Government At The ICC Over Simon Ekpa?
An X user, @EngrICO2015 posted a claim that Finland has sued Nigeria government to the International Criminal Court over a Finland-based separatist leader, Simon Ekpa for being wrongfully tagged as terrorist for defending South-East of Nigeria against Fulani terrorists. A picture of Ekpa posing with an unidentified man was posted on December 6, 2024 with […]
Were Stashed Dollars, Drugs Recovered From El-Rufai’s House ?
Two showing stashed dollars has been circulating on X with the claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC raided and recovered $800 Million, ₦700 Billion Cash, and ₦1 Trillion Worth of Drugs from Mohammed Bello El-Rufai’s house in Kaduna State. Bello, a Nigerian lawmaker serving at Green chamber representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency […]
Did a Woman Publicly Confront Governor Sanwo-Olu on Housing Issues in Lagos State?
A TikTok user, @factory78 posted a video with the claim that a woman approached Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to question him about his views on housing in the state. The caption of the 34 seconds footage reads, “A viral video features a woman approaching the Lagos State Governor directly to question him about his […]
Does This Video Show Women Carrying Bags of Rice Gifted to them by the Government?
Yunusa Umar A video showing thousands of women carrying bags of rice on their heads generated significant engagements on X. @gretytruthmedia posted the clip on October, 2, 2024 with the caption; “This is not an Ant Colony! It’s some of the yoruba women lucky enough to grab a 5kg bag of rice.The Ebi n’pawa consolation, […]
How Misinformation in the United Kingdom Triggered Riots and Unrest
The 2024 UK riots, a series of violent protests that swept across England and Northern Ireland, were ignited by a tragic incident: the mass stabbing of three young girls–Bebe King, Elsie Dit Stancombe and Alice Da Silva–at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport. While the initial crime which occurred in Late July was undoubtedly […]
CLAIM: X User Claims Nigeria Has Highest Inflation Rate Compared to European and African Countries
CLAIM: An X user posted the inflation rate of different countries on X mentioning including the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, United State of America and Nigeria with figures showing the inflation rate of each country.
VERDICT: Findings revealed that the figures posted by the X user for Germany, Italy, Gambia, Ghana, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are TRUE while the ones for the other countries including Nigeria are MISLEADING.
