The council of Young Leaders groups under the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, made several claims about Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent Ondo governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. The group claimed that Aiyedatiwa’s administration has failed to perform in the 10 months since he was sworn in as governor. In […]
Did Gospel Singer Moses Bliss and his wife, Marie Welcome a Baby Boy?
Nonnyp Blog posted a picture of popular Nigerian Gospel Singer Moses Bliss with his wife and another picture of him carrying a baby on Facebook, claiming that the singer and his wife had just welcomed a bouncing baby boy.. The caption on the picture reads; “Nigeria Popular Singer Moses Bliss And His Lovely Wife Marie […]
Did the Appeal Court Judges Who Declared Tinubu Winner of the 2023 Election Die On The Same Day?
On November 11, an X user @Tobi_sneh0147 posted a claim that Justices Misitura Bolaji-Yusuff and Boloukuromo Moses Ugo, of the Nigerian Court of Appeal are dead. @Tobisneh0147 posted the picture of the two judges with the caption: “Breaking News: Two Nigerian judges who declared Tinubu winner in 2023 presidential election found dead in their homes […]
Did Peter Obi Visit MC Oluomo After He Emerged as NURTW National President?
An image of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election and Mr Musiliu Akinsanya known as M.C. Oluomo, the newly elected National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has been circulating on X with a claim that Obi visited MC Oluomo to work with him as […]
Has Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Failed to Pay New Minimum Wage in Ondo?
On November 3, 2024, an X user, @Rayyan_Tukur posted that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has not implemented the new minimum wage payment for Ondo workers since July when it was first announced by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government. The post reads: “Shame on Aiyedatiwa & APC after announcing to pay a new minimum wage, […]
Did Trump Announce the Appointment of a Former Nigerian Minister as Part of His New Team?
A 17-second video which purportedly shows the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, announcing Engr. Mustafa Bello, a former minister of commerce to join his team and take charge of budget planning, has been circulating on Whatsapp since the U.S. presidential election. The claim was shared on a WhatsApp group where […]
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: Teenager Kills 4-Year-Old Boy Over N50,000 In Lagos
Yunusa Umar An image showing a teenager carrying the corpse of a beheaded 4-year-old boy in Lagos State, Nigeria was posted by an X account, @MadukaOgwueleka on September, 16, 2024. The poster claimed that the image depicted a breaking story of a ritual killing from “Yourbaland” that morning. “ANOTHER BREAKING RITUAL KILLING NEWS FROM YORUBALAND […]
CLAIM: Residents of a South-East Community in Nigeria Flee From IPOB Attack
CLAIM: A video circulating online shows thousands of residents walking on streets with the claim that these are residents in a South-East community fleeing from attacks of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
VERDICT: The claim that the video shows the IPOB attack in the South-East community is MISLEADING, though findings show that the video was from Eha-Amufu community in Enugu, a southeastern state in Nigeria but the purported attack was from November 2022.
CLAIM: Harvard College Closes All Classes Over the Use of AI
CLAIM: Harvard College Closes All Classes Over the Use of AI
VERDICT: FALSE
The TikTok account used Artificial Intelligence to generate a false report in a social media stunt to promote TurboLearn AI, attempting to give prominence to the AI learning tools.
