CLAIM: Twitter User Claims Chef Hilda Baci is Ghanaian
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
CLAIM: Russian Military Set To Visit Nigeria After #ENDBADGOVERNANCE Protesters Waved Their Flag
CLAIM: Russian Military Sets To Visit Nigeria For A Protest Call For Protesting With Their Flag.’.
VERDICT: The claim that the Russian Military Sets to visit Nigeria for war is FALSE. Findings show that the country’s embassy in Nigeria has distanced itself from the activities of the protesters.
CLAIM: Trump Advises Tinubu To Reverse Fuel Subsidy, Abolish IMF and World Bank Policies
CLAIM: A video footage posted on TikTok claims to show former US president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump advising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reverse fuel subsidy removal and other policies to benefit Nigerians.
VERDICT: The claim that Trump advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reapply fuel subsidy and forgo all IMF and World Bank policies is MISLEADING as findings show that the video is an Al-generated content.
CLAIM: X User Claims Nigeria Has Highest Inflation Rate Compared to European and African Countries
CLAIM: An X user posted the inflation rate of different countries on X mentioning including the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, United State of America and Nigeria with figures showing the inflation rate of each country.
VERDICT: Findings revealed that the figures posted by the X user for Germany, Italy, Gambia, Ghana, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are TRUE while the ones for the other countries including Nigeria are MISLEADING.
CLAIM: Donald Trump Set to Visit Nigeria For Campaign, Begs Nigerians in USA For Vote
CLAIM: a TikTok user, social media influencer and critic , @real_verydarkman posted a video on his account page showing Donald Trump, former president of the United State of America and 2024 presidential candidate of the Republican party saying that he would visit Nigeria for campaign and also to beg for votes from Nigerians in the United States.
VERDICT: The claim is FALSE as NV-A findings reveal that the video posted has been manipulated with Deepfake tools.
CLAIM: All Senior Executives Appointed By President Tinubu Are From The South-West
CLAIM: An X user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed all his senior executives from the South-West region of Nigeria.
VERDICT: This claim is false as checks by NV-A show there are several individuals from the North who are part of Tinubu’s cabinet, leading different portfolios in the ongoing administration.
