social media hoaxes

Did Nollowood Actress, Toyin Abraham Give Birth After Attending Priscilia Ojo’s Wedding?

Did Nollowood Actress, Toyin Abraham Give Birth After Attending Priscilia Ojo’s Wedding? On April 24, 2025, a Facebook user @FederalAkash posted a picture of Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham, with her husband, Kola Ajeyemi, holding a baby in what seems like a medical facility. The picture was posted with a caption that reads: “Congratulations […]

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CLAIM: Burkinabe’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré Declares Free Education For All Its Citizens

CLAIM: Burkinabe’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré Declares Free Education For All Its Citizens On March 22, 2025, an X user, @Its_ereko made a post claiming that the military leader and President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré has declared free education for all its citizens, including the distribution of free textbooks to primary […]

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Did Russia’s Putin Interfere in DR Congo’s Ongoing War?

Did Russia’s Putin Interfere in DR Congo’s Ongoing War? There has been a circulating claim on X that Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the unity of African nations in resolving the ongoing conflict in DR Congo. The claim which had a blurry image of the Russian president, Vladmir Putin  and his Rwanda counterpart, […]

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Fact-Checking U.S. Travel Ban on Nigeria and Three Other Claims

A Facebook post by Igbo Times Magazine published on January 24, 2025 stated that President Bola Tinubu has pulled Nigeria from the U.S. stocks, closed the country’s embassy in the U.S., and blocked sale of oil to the United States in response to Trump’s travel ban on Nigerians. The post which had a picture of […]

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