FACT CHECK: Has The U.S. Stopped Taking Visa Applications From Zimbabweans? On August 7, 2025, a verified page on the microblogging platform, X, alleged that the United States had stopped taking visa applications from Zimbabwe citizens. The posted had an image of the US embassy alongside the Zimbabwean flag with a writ-up: “ZINBABWE CITIZENS BARRED […]
Was An Elephant Sighted In Akwa Ibom State?
Was An Elephant Sighted In Akwa Ibom State? A Facebook user on August 9, 2025, shared some footage of an elephant with excited onlookers, with the claim that the elephant was sighted in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. The post is captioned “M¡ssing El€phants, finally landed Somewhere in Akwa Ibom state. As At Yesterday, 8th of […]
Did The Venezuelan Government Issue A Bounty On Donald Trump?
Did The Venezuelan Government Issue A Bounty On Donald Trump? On August 10, 2025, an X user @ pamphletsY made a claim that the Venezuelan president has issued a 50,000,000 dollars Bounty on Donald Trump for Child Sex Crimes. The post had an image of the Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro Moros and The United States […]
CLAIM: Late Ex-President Buhari Performed Better Than His Successor, Bola Tinubu
CLAIM: Late Ex-President Buhari Performed Better Than His Successor, Bola Tinubu On July 29, 2025, an X user @Harmless123445 made several economic and governance-related claims to argue that former President Muhammadu Buhari performed better than his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The post had an image of former President Muhammadu Buhari with the caption “Kept […]
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 […]
Nigeria Has The Largest Data Centre In West Africa And Third Largest In Africa
Nigeria Has The Largest Data Centre In West Africa And Third Largest In Africa On August 3, 2025, an X user @AfricaFirsts made claim that Nigeria 🇳🇬 has the largest data centre in West Africa and the third largest in Africa, Rack Centre, which has a capacity of 60 MW. The post contained an image […]
Drinking Boiled Tea Mixture Of Bitter kola And Onions Cure Piles
Drinking Boiled Tea Mixture Of Bitter kola And Onions Cure Piles A TikTok user claimed that drinking tea made from boiling a mixture of bitterkola with onions will lead to a complete healing from pile. The video which was posted on January 14, 2025 is captioned “natural remedies for pile #pile #stdinfections #quickejuaclation”. When this […]
Did This Video Showing Security Operatives Breaking Into A Residence Happen In South East Nigeria?
Did This Video Showing Security Operatives Breaking Into A Residence Happen In South East Nigeria? A video of some security operatives trying to break into a residential building was posted on Facebook with the claim that it happened in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The 32 seconds video was Abraham Law on July 26, 2025 […]
Is It True That Lagos Island Used To Be Nigeria’s Capital?
Is It True That Lagos Island Used To Be Nigeria’s Capital? Popular Nigerian newspaper, Nigeria Tribune, quoted a claim made on X by ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri, stating that Lagos state was never the capital of Nigeria, rather, Lagos Island was. This was posted on July 29, 2025, with a picture of Omokri and captioned […]
