By Abidemi Kajogbola On Sunday, May 14th 2023, a twitter user @alhajiwedjong, tweeted a picture of the venue where Chef Hilda Baci is holding a 4-day marathon cooking to break the Guiness book of records. The tweets read thus “Ghanaian Chef, Hilda Baci has done 70 hours of cooking. She will surely break this record. […]
CLAIM: Guinness World Records Affirms Hilda Baci the Award for the Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Facebook user, Yusuf Sherifat shared a graphics on her Facebook page with the text that says, “It’s now official. Congratulations Chef Hilda”. The text on the graphics shared showed the purported Twitter account of Guiness Word Record with the caption, “Congratulations, Hilda Baci has set new Guinness World record […]
CLAIM: Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is Heading to Harvard on Study Leave Approved by President Buhari
Adeyemi Okediran On Saturday, May 13, 2023, a Facebook user, Mallami Adekunle Kayode made a post on his timeline, stating that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has said he would be going to Harvard on a study leave which has been approved by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. The […]
CLAIM: Guinness World Records Confirms Hilda Baci Has Set New Cooking Marathon Record
By Adeyemi Okediran On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Facebook user, Yusuf Sherifat shared a picture on her Facebook page with a text that read, “It’s now official.. Congratulations Chef Hilda”. The text on the picture shared showed the purported Twitter account of Guinness World Record with the caption, “Congratulations, Hilda Baci has set new […]
Twitter User Claims Afrobeats Singer, Tiwa Savage is Ghanaian
The tweet has generated over 5 million views, over 4,700 retweets, about 1,600 quotes, over 55,600 likes and about 5,000 comments as of the time of publishing this report.
Twitter Post on Five Court of Appeal Judges to Preside Over Nigeria’s Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT) is Misleading
On Monday, May 8, 2023, a Twitter User with the handle @Kunmydrey tweeted the names of five Court of Appeal Judges that will preside over the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT) attached with their alleged pictures. The tweet reads: “These are the 5 Court of Appeal Judges that will preside over the Presidential Elections Petition […]
CLAIM: Prof. Wole Soyinka Graduated with a Third Class at Obafemi Awolowo University
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, a Twitter User with the handle @MosesEssien16 tweeted that Prof. Wole Soyinka made 3rd class degree at the University of Ife. The full text read thus: “Prof. Wole Soyinka made 3rd class degree in university of Ife. Got noble prize when Africa’s best boycotted it for discrimination he was awarded […]
CLAIM: PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar Retires From Active Politics
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, a Facebook user with the handle Ajisebi Oyo Radio Tv posted on a group page on Facebook named ‘Oyo State Affairs’ that the Presidential candidate for the People Democratic Party in the 2023 general election has retired from active politics. The full text read thus “On behalf of my family, […]
CLAIM: All the Leading Candidates in the Just Concluded Presidential Election in Nigeria Promised to Remove Fuel Subsidy
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, a Twitter user with the handle @OgbeniDipo tweeted that all the leading presidential candidates promised to remove fuel subsidies. Dr. Dipo Awojide popularly known as Ogbeni Dipo made the statement when reacting to a tweet that was tweeted by a sociopolitical activist Deji Adeyanju that the opposition at the 2023 […]
CLAIM: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration Acquires New Fighter Helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force
On Monday, March 27, 2023, a Facebook User with the name Ajoke Omotunde Omotosho posted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration has acquired new fighter helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force. The full text read thus: “BOOM President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration Takes Its Military Investments To A New Level By Its Recent Acquisition Of A Number […]
