WAFCON: ‘Isaac Okoronkwo’s daughter,’ other claims about Esther Okoronkwo fact-checked

Nigerian international Esther Okoronkwo has etched her name into the right side of history after her remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s female senior team, the Super Falcons, in the campaign at…

Togo protest: Old, unrelated videos used charge demonstration, spread falsehoods 

Recently, Togolese youth staged a protest demanding the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe.  This follows his recent appointment as the President of the Council of Ministers, a role with no…

False! Kobbie Mainoo did not adopt Texas flood victim; viral image AI-generated

CLAIM: A viral Facebook post by Red Devils Glory claims that Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo travelled to Texas to adopt a 3-year-old boy whose parents died in a flood. …

Did CDC administration budget exceed $600 million mark?

Claim: Sylvester Wonplue, a Unity Party youth leader, alleges that for six years, the CDC could not increase the National Budget from 600 million dollars. Verdict: False. Official budget records…

BINCIKE: Yadda masu shafukan X suka rika amfani da fasahar AI a yada labaran karya kan yakin Isra’ila da Iran

Yaki tsakanin Isra’ila da Iran ya barke inda ya jawo kai hare-hare tsakanin kasashen biyu, hakan ya jawo lalata dukiyoyi da sanya mutane da dama kauracewa muhallansu.  A ranar 13…

Viral SLPP’s list of Flagbearer candidates for 2028 presidential election is false!

Claim: A viral list circulating on Facebook featured several top government officials of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) vying for the party’s “flagbearer position” in the forthcoming 2028…

Did Sanusi criticise Tinubu over claim of inheriting dilapidated Nigeria from Buhari?

Claim: Facebook users attributed a lengthy statement to Emir Sanusi, describing it as his response to President Tinubu’s claim that he inherited a dilapidated Nigeria from the Late President Muhammadu…

Facebook bloggers delete AI footage after DUBAWA’s fact check

Two Facebook bloggers, Reporter Masami and Simon Peter, have removed an AI-generated video they posted after DUBAWA’s fact check. In June 2025, DUBAWA came across a less than two-minute Facebook…

False! UN didn’t report a global shortage of men

Claim: UN data indicates a global shortage of men, projecting 5.6 billion women and 2.2 billion men by 2025. Verdict: The widely circulated assertion that the UN’s 2025 demographic report…

Is July 9, 2025, Earth’s shortest day?

Claim: Some Facebook users claimed that the Earth’s rotation on Jul. 9, 2025, was the fastest recorded in mankind’s history. Verdict: MISLEADING. Existing records revealed that the shortest day was…

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