CLAIM: Viral WhatsApp Video Makes Claims About Inventions and Death of the Inventors
CLAIM: A video clip showing a white dog with the voiceover talking about the year in which several great inventors died has gone viral on WhatsApp.
VERDICT: Almost all the claims by the narrator about the ages of inventors at the time of their death as well as the lifespan of rabbit and tortoise are FALSE and MISLEADING, the only claim which is TRUE is that of Maradona’s age at death
CLAIM: Doctors who found evidence that the MRNA was linked to turbo cancer die in plane crash
CLAIM: 8 doctors who died in a plane crash in Brazil found evidence linking mRNA vaccines to turbo cancer.
VERDICT: While six oncologists and two medics were aboard, only two had cancer-related specialties, and the concept of turbo cancer is a debunked myth associated with anti-vaccine narratives.
CLAIM: Fake Officers Wearing Police Uniform Arrested in Lagos
CLAIM: An X user posted a video showing two individuals wearing Nigerian Police uniform being apprehended and slapped under the veranda of a building.
VERDICT: The viral video that shows individuals arrested for wearing fake police uniforms to extort innocent people is TRUE but not recent
CLAIM: Group CEO of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari Denies the Return of Fuel Subsidy
CLAIM: A viral video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, denying the return of fuel subsidy, surfaced on social media.
VERDICT: The video footage which claims that Kyari has disregarded return of fuel subsidy is an old footage from a Channels TV interview from October 2023, hence it is MISLEADING
Fact-checking Presidential Aide on President Tinubu’s One Year Economy Scorecard
CLAIM: the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada with the X username, @DOlusegun posted an infographic showing how the president had improved Nigeria’s economy since inauguration in May 2023.
VERDICT: The claims made by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada on Tinubu’s scorecard with the economy is PARTIALLY TRUE.
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.
CLAIM: The Labour Party Has No Candidate in the 2024 Gubernatorial Race in Ondo State.
On November 10, 2024, an X user, @adabanpegede asked a question on the platform, “No LP candidate in Ondo Election?” This question was accompanied by
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
Did IPOB Kill Northerners Doing Business In Imo State?
A video purportedly showing a lifeless body on the ground has been circulating on Facebook, with the claim that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,
CLAIM: Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan Inherited $50 Billion Foreign Reserves When He Assumed Office
An X user, @Mario9jaa posted a claim that Nigeria’s ex-president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his team inherited a foreign reserve of over $50 billion naira
Has NYSC Officially Increased Corps Members Monthly Stipend to 77,000 Naira?
A popular facts platform on X, Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) posted pictures of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members with the claim that the paramilitary
