TikTok clip showing Mbappe slamming teammates after draw in CWC, AI-generated

Claim: A TikTok user shared a video clip showing Mbappe slamming his teammates after drawing with Al Hilal in the CWC. Verdict: False. The video clip was digitally manipulated. The…

How X users are exploiting Grok AI’s prompt to ‘undress’ women, violate privacy policy

Grok is a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s X as a “truth-seeking” companion for unfiltered answers with advanced reasoning, coding, and visual processing capabilities. However, many…

Claim over 40,000 pupils barred from 2025 BECE due to missing assessments, false

Claim: A Sierra Eye news article published on the 19th of May, 2025 has claimed that over 40,000 pupils across 620 schools were barred from taking the 2025 Basic Education…

Aṣinilọna ni àwòrán to ṣ’afihan ibi ti àwọn ọmọ Yoruba ti péjọ fun ounje ajeku

Ahesọ: Olumulo ikanni abẹyẹfo, Marquis Of Infamy (@Unabombaar), fi àwòrán kan ti o ṣ’afihan àwọn eniyan ti wọ́n tò sórí ìlà l’ẹgbẹ títì, olumulo naa si ṣ’alaye pe àwọn eniyan…

Video showing Israeli soldier pleading with Iran to stop attacks, AI-generated

Claim: Video shows an Israeli soldier pleading with Iran to stop attacks. Verdict: False. The video is AI-generated. AI detection tools analysed the video and audio, and the results showed…

Senegal, first African team to beat England, but not first to score three goals 

Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post, claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly…

Who is paying compensation to Air India crash victims, and how much?

In the aftermath of the recent Air India plane crash, a claim on Facebook began circulating online suggesting that Air India would provide $116,000 to the family of each deceased…

Is Liberian artist King Dennis dead?

Claim: The Midnight Blogs posted in a Facebook group (Local News Liberia) that Liberian artist King Dennis was involved in an accident on June 10, 2025. The blog also claimed…

Picture used to show Yorubas waiting for leftovers at Lagos Igbo Hangout, misleading 

Claim: An X user, Marquis Of Infamy (@Unabombaar), posted a photo of people standing in a queue along a road, claiming it shows Yoruba people waiting to be fed leftovers…

Did Lagos State speaker demand supporters back candidates with criminal record?

Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that Mudashiru Obasa, the Lagos State House of Assembly speaker, told citizens to vote for APC even if the party’s candidate is…

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