Claim: Viral posts on social media suggest that the EU and UK have placed visa sanctions on Sierra Leonean nationals due to the government’s failure to extradite one of Europe’s drug barons, Jos Leijjdekers. Verdict: False! Both Sierra Leone’s Information Minister, Chernor Bah, and the Sierra Leone Embassy in the UK have denied the claim. …
TikTok video showing Trump threatening to remove Tinubu, distorted
Claim: A TikTok user claims the US president would send the US military to Nigeria, destroy Boko Haram, and remove Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Verdict: Misleading. DUBAWA found digital discrepancies associated with the video that indicate that the video’s properties have been compromised. Moreover, credible news outlets only reported that Trump is considering sending US …



