An image of the former chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party Adams Oshiomhole has been shared hundreds of times in social media posts that claim to show he voted against his party during a recent election in Edo state.
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AFP Fact Check→ Old video shared by Nigerian activist does not depict recent electoral violence in Nigerian state
A group of men filmed lying on the ground, surrounded by a vocal crowd, was shared by a popular Nigerian rights activist, claiming to show war in Nigeria’s Edo state ahead of a governorship poll on September 19, 2020. However, the footage was taken
AFP Fact Check→ Forbes has not ranked five Nigerians among world’s 10 wealthiest pastors
Multiple social media posts claim that American business magazine Forbes had ranked five Nigerians among the 10 richest pastors globally. But Forbes told AFP Fact Check it has not published such a list. The claim is a misinterpretation of an old rankin
AFP Fact Check→ Headline was digitally altered, does not come from a Nigerian TV channel
Multiple social media posts in Nigeria have shared a screenshot purportedly taken from a Nigerian TV station which -- if it were real -- would be embarrassing, as its redundant headline reads “Breaking News: 40 dead bodies died as mortuary collapsed
AFP Fact Check→ Demolition of Nigerian embassy building in Ghana fuels misinformation
Facebook posts shared more than a thousand times claim a Nigerian official threatened to invade Ghana after one of Abuja’s embassy buildings there was bulldozed. The claim is false; both Nigerian and Ghanaian authorities blamed the demolition on arme
Snopes→ Did Boko Haram Behead a Nigerian Pastor After He ‘Refused to Deny Christ’?
Readers inquired about the details surrounding the horrific execution of the Rev. Lawan Andimi in January 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nigerian Man Did Not Hack The US Govt And Give His Family And Friends Permanent Citizenship
Did a Nigerian man hack the U.S. government to give his family and friends permanent citizenship? No, that's not true: The story was originally put out by a South African satire website that used to disguise itself as news and got widely picke
Snopes→ Is a Nigerian Astronaut Lost in Space?
This spin-off of the well-known Nigerian prince fee scam sets its sights on outer space.
Snopes→ Nigerian Police Rescue 19 Young Women Forced to Have Babies
Police in Lagos say they have rescued 19 pregnant girls and young women who had been kidnapped, impregnated and forced to give birth to babies which were then sold.
Snopes→ FBI Takes Down Nigerian Fraudsters in $46M Case
The relationship between a Japanese woman and a U.S. Army captain stationed in Syria started online, through an international social network for digital pen pals.
Snopes→ Does ‘Maga’ Mean ‘Easily Fooled Idiot’ in Nigerian Pidgin?
Words in different languages do tend to have different meanings.
Snopes→ Why ‘Nigerian Prince’ Scams Continue to Dupe Us
These scammers don’t exploit technological vulnerabilities – they exploit human ones.
Snopes→ Is This Prince Harry Dancing at a Nigerian Wedding?
The tagline "Anonymous man dances" simply wouldn't garner as many clicks.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jussie Smollett Did NOT Receive Prestigious NAACP Award For His Work Creating Jobs For Nigerian-Americans
Did actor Jussie Smollett receive a NAACP award fro creating jobs for Nigerian-Americans? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satire website to mock the news that Smollett was nominated for a real NAACP award after having charges d
Internet Archive→ President Trump & Nigerian President Hold Joint News Conference : CSPAN : April 30, 2018 1:39pm-2:11pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump and Nigerian President Buhari hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbi
Snopes→ Are These Images of Tortured Nigerian Slaves in Libya?
Although gruesome photographs were misrepresented by a Nigerian politician, men from sub-Saharan African countries are being auctioned as slaves in Libya, as witnessed by CNN.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigrants In Canada ‘Forced To Live’ Near Active Train Tracks
Does a video on social media show immigrants in Canada "forced" to live near busy train tracks in Toronto? No, that's not true: This video was shot in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, and gained traction online during February 2024. A Niger
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Scene Of Injured Palestinian Man In Hospital Is Fake
Does a video show a Gaza man giving "an Oscar-worthy performance for the camera" with fake injuries? No, that's not true: According to translated audio, the footage shows a group of people saying that the man's wounds are not as serious a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Wife Did NOT Spend Over $1.1 Million On Cartier Jewelry In NYC On September 22, 2023
Did Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spend over a million dollars on Cartier jewelry in New York City while accompanying her husband on his recent official trip to the United States
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Migrants Filmed Jumping From Bus Were NOT In Germany — Filmed In Algeria
Did illegal migrants in Germany evade deportation by breaking a window and jumping out of a bus moving slowly in traffic? No, that's not true: The details of this widely circulated video are not well documented, but the video was not film
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Is NOT Cured With Papaya Leaf And Black Seed Tea
Can HIV be permanently cured by ingesting papaya leaf and black seed tea? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, no cure for HIV has been discovered by medical professionals. Although several false claims of a cure have been made si
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon — This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax
Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV DOES Cause AIDS
Was the statement that HIV causes AIDS "made Up"? No, that's not true: It's an established fact, proven by numerous scientific studies. However, posts on social media continue to claim otherwise. A recent example appeared on Facebook on D
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants
Does a photo on social media show Georgia's U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, clad in a jumpsuit, walking in front of a line of women wearing penis pants? No, that's not true: The image is of a Nigerian celebrity attending a funeral in Nigeria f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Will NOT Ban In January 2023 Dollars Printed Before 2021
Will U.S. dollars printed before 2021 no longer be accepted as legal tender as of January 2023? No, that's not true: A senior spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury Department told Lead Stories that the claim is false. Under current U.S. mone
Poynter→ How fact-checkers are banding together to serve Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country
With more than 200 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa by a wide margin. But given the relatively few fact-checking organizations in the country, the ratio […] The post How fact-checkers are banding together to ser
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Fundraising Email: ‘Eric and I Were Having Dinner Tonight’
On September 5 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter purportedly depicted a fundraising email connected to former United States President Donald Trump: Imagine the type of people who actually subscribe to Trump’s
Snopes→ UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in southeast London said that it would transfer a collection of 72 items to the Nigerian government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Did NOT Sit On Jet Airplane Wing For Viral Video — Green-Screen Effects
Did a man sit on a jet engine attached to the wing of an airplane while it flew over a city? No, that's not true: This video of a scene, which would be physically impossible to act out in reality, was created by Vietnamese content creator
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent ‘Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine’
Did Nigeria send over 5,000 "military forces to Ukraine"? No, that's nothing to substatiate such a claim: The Nigerian federal government has discouraged Nigerian citizens from joining Ukrainian military forces, as of March 7, 2022. The M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Threaten Nigeria For Sending Troops To Ukraine During Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin threaten to "level the whole nation" of Nigeria for sending troops to Ukraine during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: In the clip used to make the claim, which was published in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bee Sting To Penis CANNOT Permanently Enlarge It — Post Is From A Humor Site
Can a bee sting to the penis permanently enlarge it? No, that's not true: The story was originally put out in November 2019 (archived here) by a South African satire website named Ihlaya News that previously disguised itself as news and g
Snopes→ Indictment Accuses Nebraska Congressman of Lying to FBI
A federal grand jury on indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Dubious Claim About Ivermectin and Male Fertility
SciCheck Digest The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011
The Dispatch→ Does Ivermectin Cause Sterility in 85 Percent of Men Who Use It?
Widely shared social media posts claim that ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medication that some are using to treat COVID-19 despite little evidence of efficacy, sterilizes 85 percent of men who use the drug. a.image2.image-link.image2-14
Health Feedback→ Male sterility isn’t a proven side effect of ivermectin, contrary to claims by social media users
REVIEW Ivermectin, a drug approved for treating parasites in animals and humans, has been touted as a supposed cure for COVID-19. However, ivermectin hasn’t been approved for treating COVID-19 outside clinical trials in the U.S., the European Unio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims That Ivermectin Sterilizes 85% Of Men Who Take It Are NOT Supported With Clear Evidence
Does a Nigerian study done in 2011 show that men who took ivermectin as a treatment for onchocerciasis, or river blindness, were made sterile by the anti-parasitic drug? No, that's not true: The study, which only included 37 patients and
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ivermectin Causes Infertility’ Meme
On September 7 2021, a meme claiming “ivermectin causes male infertility” was shared to Imgur, quickly going viral on other platforms as well: Under the top text (“ivermectin causes male infertility,”) additional bottom text re
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Victoria’s Secret Meltdown’ Video
“Get away from me” trended on Twitter on July 13 2021, after a woman named Ijeoma Ukenta filmed a bizarre encounter with a woman named Abigail Elphick in a New Jersey Victoria’s Secret store. Ukenta first shared a multi-part video of
Poynter→ Nigeria banned Twitter one month ago. Here’s how it’s impacting fact-checkers
A month into Nigeria’s Twitter ban, fact-checkers aren’t seeing a feared drop off in the size of their audience, but are seeing restrictions on the reach of some of their content. Kemi Busari, editor of the Nigerian fact-checking outlet Dubawa, sai