CLAIM: Three Nigerians Arrested for Trafficking Drugs in Cambodia were Sentenced to Death
Okediran Adeyemi On Thursday, December 23, 2021, a Facebook user with the name Paul Onovoh posted an image of three men on handcuff with cocaine ice before them, claiming they were Nigerian arrested for drug trafficking in Cambodia. The content written above the picture reads: “Three Nigerian men who were caught with cocaine “ice” in […]
CLAIM: Wizkid to Perform at The Hub Karen in Kenya on January 8th, 2022
Okediran Adeyemi On Saturday, November 27, 2021, a poster was shared on a Facebook page, Afrika TV, Kenya. The poster has a picture of Wizkid on it with the inscription that he will be performing at The Hub Karen on January 8, 2022, and also the price for each various type of ticket available for […]
CLAIM: South Sudanese Man, Joshua Ladu is Ranked the Tallest Man in the World at 9’8ft
Okediran Adeyemi On November 14, 2021, a Facebook user with the name, Baba Saleh, posted a picture on a Facebook page named “Blessing C. E. O Official.” Baba Selah who is a member of the group posted the picture with the caption, “Meet Joshua Ladu. He is from South Sudan. At 9’8ft, he is ranked […]
CLAIM: Former Governor, Gbenga Daniel Appeared in a Picture With Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in 1969
Okediran Adeyemi On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, a Twitter user with the name Frank Justice with the username, @Talk2_Frankjay, tweeted a picture claiming former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniel was the one holding a kettle of water in a viral picture of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka. The tweet read: “That is Wole Soyinka seated after […]
CLAIM: EFCC Arrests 60 Suspects at ‘Yahoo Boys Awards Night’ in Ogun
Adeyemi Okediran On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a Twitter blog page, Postsubman is known for posting and updating his followers on the latest happenings and entertainment tweeted a graphics with quote the tweet, “EFCC nets 60 at ‘Yahoo Boys’ awards night.’” The graphic consists of an image of young boys sitting on the floor inside […]
CLAIM: Obi Cubana Poses With EFCC Officers
Adeyemi Okediran A broadcast picture went viral on social media claiming that Obi Cubana took a selfie with EFCC officers as they released him. Multiple social media handles had shared the image with the inscription that he took a selfie with the staff. CLAIM N-VA extracted the claim, “Obi Cubana Poses With EFCC Officers,” and […]
CLAIM: Students in Lagos, Nigeria Run Away from Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine (VIDEO)
Zainab Sanni Misinformation around the Covid-19 vaccine is rife. In this report, we used OSINT tools to check the veracity of a viral video showing students jumping off a school building. In January 2021, Twitter account @RealNasasira posted a video of students jumping from their classrooms, running away from a school compound. His accompanying […]
CLAIM: Two Persons Parachuted Out of the Plane Crash that Killed COAS, Lt. Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim and 10 Other Officers
Olakunle Mohammed On the evening of May 21, 2021, news reports confirmed that a military jet had crashed close to the Kaduna International Airport, after few hours, it was confirmed that the Chief of Army Staff, Brig. General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other officers including the flight crew died in the crash. However, while […]
CLAIM: Boko Haram Did A Mass Conversion Of People To Islam In Niger State
Adeyemi Okediran On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Nigerian social media space went agog with a video that was tweeted by Femi Fani-Kayode. The tweet which has generated over 1,100 comments, 2,100 retweets, and 1,400 likes was captioned, “Boko Haram and ISWAP forcefully converting people to Islam in the parts of Niger state that they […]
CLAIM: Three Ships Perished At The Same Location And All Had Only One Survivor
Adeyemi Okediran On March 28, 2021, a picture was shared on a WhatsApp status owned by Tommy TV. The content on the picture read thus; Over a period of 200 years, 3 ships perished at the same location off the coast of wales, all on the same date (5th December), and all 3 had only […]