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Seychelles holds Africa’s most powerful passport, not South Africa
Claim: A Facebook user shared a screenshot of an X user who said South Africa’s passport is the most powerful in Africa despite costing less than Nigeria’s new rate. Verdict: FALSE. As of 2025, Seychelles’ passport tops the chart with visa-free access to 104 countries, compared to South Africa’s 63-country list of visa-free access countries. …
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Facebook video wrongly tags “Hellfest” attendees as Israelites migrating to Nigeria
Claim: A Facebook user @ Mr Soup Comedy shared a video showing a crowd of people moving and suggested that it was a group of Israelites fleeing their country to Nigeria. Verdict: False. The video does not show Israelites fleeing to Nigeria. It was filmed at Hellfest, a music festival in France. Full Text Social …
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Did Tinubu submit list of nominees to replace Ibrahim Musa as NFF president?
Claim: An Instagram user claims that President Tinubu has submitted a list of nominees to replace Ibrahim Musa as NFF Chairperson. Verdict: False. The NFF president is elected by the federation’s congress, not appointed by the president, and there is no official or credible evidence that Tinubu submitted such a list. Full Text The Super …
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Carte de séjour : Sénégalais et Mauritaniens désormais soumis au même régime juridique
FAIT : Des informations largement relayées sur les réseaux sociaux, notamment sur X, soutiennent que le Sénégal et la Mauritanie auraient signé un accord instaurant une mesure de réciprocité en matière de séjour. Selon ces affirmations, les Mauritaniens établis au Sénégal devraient désormais payer 5 000 FCFA (environ 7,6 euros) pour obtenir une carte de séjour, …
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False! Trump did not ask Elon Musk to leave United States
Claim: A post went viral on Threads/Instagram in which BBC NEWS allegedly reported President Donald Trump saying Elon Musk must “leave the United States immediately.” But Musk, in the report, responded by warning Trump against using power to oppress others. Verdict: False. Checks by DUBAWA show that Donald Trump has not asked Elon Musk to …
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Claim four siblings kidnapped their father in Anambra, misleading
Claim: An X user shared an image claiming four siblings were arrested for kidnapping their father in Anambra, Southeast Nigeria. Verdict: Misleading! The incident surrounding the image happened in 2024 among friends, for faking a kidnap in Lagos State, and not siblings in Anambra State as claimed. Full Text As ethnic segregation continues to thrive …
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LinkedIn users falsely claim exclusive interview with ChatGPT boss Altman to mislead followers
Joshua Olaiya, a LinkedIn user with over 124,700 followers, shared a screenshot of a one-on-one Zoom call with Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive officer. He claimed the call covered the evolution of ChatGPT and the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). As one on the brink of building a major tech podcast community in Africa, …
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Round-up: Top claims verified by DUBAWA this week
As misinformation and disinformation continue to thrive on social media platforms, DUBAWA took up the task of verifying such information to help society understand the truth. Below are our top fact checks conducted last week: Orbatheh travels to the US A Facebook user, My Echo, claims that a Sierra Leonean musician, Orbatheh, travelled to the …
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Sanwoolu’s aide recirculates video of Obi saying he lifted 439m people from poverty
Claim: Peter Obi supposedly said he pulled 439 million people out of poverty in a video shared on the X page of Wale Ajetunmobi, the Senior Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Media. Verdict: MISLEADING. In the original video, which was cut mid-sentence, Peter Obi referred to how China pulled 439 million Chinese out …
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No, Dollar was not N1,900 before Tinubu became president
Claim: President Tinubu stated that the dollar was N1,900 when he assumed office in May 2023, and it is currently between N1,450 and N1,350. Verdict: False. When Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, the naira was officially trading at about N460 to the dollar and N760–N770 in the parallel market, not N1,900 as he claimed. …
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