CLAIM: FCTA Imposes Generator Noise Pollution Tax On Abuja Residents A page on X @TrendingEx has claimed that the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, now charges tax for generator noise pollution. The post, which had images of the notice and a man with his generator, was captioned “Just In: FCTA now charging Generator-Noise Pollution Tax […]
CLAIM: Ghanaians Can Travel Across Africa Visa-Free
CLAIM: Ghanaians Can Travel Across Africa Visa-Free An account on micro-blogging platform X, @zoomafrica1 claims that Ghanaian citizens can now travel to 54 African countries without a visa. The post which was shared on December 18, 2025, had the caption “BREAKING: Ghanaian citizens can now travel to 54 African countries without a visa” When this […]
Russia Has Deployed 100,000 Military Personnel To Burkina Faso
Russia Has Deployed 100,000 Military Personnel To Burkina Faso On October 18, 2025, a Facebook user @NsemsisiTv claimed that President Vladimir Putin had sent 100,000 Russian troops to support Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in battle. The post which had a 30 seconds video with still images of Putin, Traoré and Chinese leader, Xi […]
Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Has Nigeria’s Largest University Solar Plant
Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Has Nigeria’s Largest University Solar Plant On September 21, 2025, an X user @abdullahayofel made a claim that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has completed an 8.54 Megawatts Peak (MWp) Solar Hybrid Power Plant at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO. The poster futher claimed that […]
Is China Investing $10 Billion In Silicon Valley-Like Project In South Africa?
Is China Investing $10 Billion In Silicon Valley-Like Project In South Africa? Kingsley Okon On September 10, 2025, an X user @Joe_Bassey claimed that China will invest $10 billion in South Africa’s economy to build BRICS’ largest Silicon Valley in Africa. This was posted with a graphic showing China’s President Xi Jinping, South African President […]
Has Ghana’s Gold Reserves Increased To $3.7 Billion At Current Record Price?
Has Ghana’s Gold Reserves Increased To $3.7 Billion At Current Record Price? On September 6 2025, an X user @cecild84 claimed that Ghana’s gold reserves are now valued at $3.7 billion following gold’s record-high price of $3,600 per ounce. The claim was posted with an image of Sammy Gyamfi, who is the CEO of the […]
Claim: Burkina Faso Is Completely Debt Free
Claim: Burkina Faso Is Completely Debt Free On August 28, 2025, an X user, @zoomafrika1, made a claim that Burkina Faso had become debt-free after settling all its national debt. The post featured an image of the country’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, with the inscription, “Ibrahim Traoré has paid off his international debt. Burkina Faso […]
Is Evans Nana Ekow Aryee The World’s Strongest Man?
On August 28, 2025, an X user claimed that Ghanaian’s powerlift sensation, Evans Nana Ekow Aryee, popularly known as “Evans the Hulk” is the world’s strongest man. This was posted with the picture of Aryee and a write-up on it: “Africa to the World! Ghana’s Evans Nana Ekow Aryee, a.k.a Hulk, Becomes the Strongest Man […]
FACT CHECK: Has The U.S. Stopped Taking Visa Applications From Zimbabweans?
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 […]
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 […]