How Religious Facebook Page Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation in Nigeria
Zainab Sanni Shayo is a fierce anti-vaxxer who has used his WhatsApp status to campaign vigorously against COVID-19 protocols and in recent times, the COVID-19 vaccine.... Read more.
CLAIM: UN Has Spoken About Nigeria’s Break-Up at a Meeting Held in Geneva
Okediran Adeyemi On Saturday, June 26, 2021, a user with a pseudo name, Joesand on the microblogging website, Twitter tweeted that, “Finally UN has spoken... Read more.
No, Ewedu and Chloroquine are no Cures for Coronavirus
Olakunle Mohammed A popular vegetable in Nigeria, ewedu, as cure for COVID-19 gained popularity in Nigeria in 2020, no thanks to misinformation about its medicinal... Read more.
CLAIM: Students in Lagos, Nigeria Run Away from Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine (VIDEO)
Zainab Sanni Misinformation around the Covid-19 vaccine is rife. In this report, we used OSINT tools to check the veracity of a viral video showing students jumping... Read more.
CLAIM: Eating Ewedu Cures COVID-19
Olakunle Mohammed There have been several claims on the use of several traditional drugs and herbs as a cure or prevention of COVID-19. One of the claims making... Read more.
CLAIM: Ghanaian Information Minister Says Government May Sanction Citizens That Refuse To Take COVID-19 Vaccine
Adeyemi Okediran On March 10, 2021, a news story was published on YEN, with the headline “Government may sanction those refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine... Read more.
CLAIM: Collection of Samples For COVID-19 Testing Is Freely Available In Centres Spread Across All Lagos LGAs – Governor Sanwo-Olu
Olakunle Mohammed, Zainab Sanni The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu released a press statement on December 18, 2020, which contained... Read more.
COVID-19 Is A Lie From Pit Of Hell And Three Other Claims From David Oyedepo
Olakunle Mohammed On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, the General Overseer and Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, stated that... Read more.
CLAIM: Nobel Laureate, Dr. Dennis Mukwege Resigns, Accuses Government Of Coronavirus Patients’ Data Falsification
Olakunle Mohammed Last week, a WhatsApp message (news report) alleging that COVID-19 coverups were the reason Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Dennis Mukwege,... Read more.
