FACT-CHECK: Image of Fulani leader killed in 2023, used to depict arrest of suspect behind recent Plateau attacks
By Pascal Ibe Introduction From outrage and pandemonium to cold silence and bleak hopelessness — Plateau locals...
FACT-CHECK: No, woman who posted her child’s pornographic video online for profit NOT yet ‘sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment’
By Pascal Ibe Introduction In Nigeria,. content creation for money is the goal of many Nigerians, and...
FACT-CHECK: Nigerian ex-gov’s brother makes false claim that Emefiele is ‘still in prison’
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Power is transient, and Nigerian politicians and public office holders are often reminded...
FACT-CHECK: Have police operatives who publicly executed Delta suspect been released?
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria...
FACT-CHECK: Image from attack on farmers in Zamfara Nigeria, linked to Sudan
By Pascal Ibe Introduction In April 2023, a civil war erupted in Sudan between the Sudan Armed...
FACT-CHECK: Two-month-old video of attack on Borno military base surfaces online
By Pascal Ibe Introduction The insurgency in Borno State is a long-running conflict driven by extremist groups...
FACT-CHECK: Viral story of two arrested for stealing police signpost in Kano from 2024, NOT recent
By Pascal Ibe Introduction Stealing because of hunger in Nigeria is an escalating crisis driven by severe...
FACT-CHECK: Image of farmers killed in Zamfara last month, used to depict recent Sokoto killings
An X user, @musa_kiliya, who posted the image on 17 August, claimed that this happened in Kebbe...
FACT-CHECK: Claim that Adeyanju was ‘jailed’ over murder, is false
An X user, @Dee_9889 (Blessed), made a post which suggested that a lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju,...
FACT-CHECK: Image of lynching of motorcycle thief in Benue last year used to depict false story in Edo
A video of a suspected thief who was disgraced and asked to make a fool of himself...