ANALYSIS: Social media users deploy ethnic hate speech, disinformation ahead of Nigeria’s2027 elections
Raphael Obasiohia “This is just a tip of the iceberg to what will happen in 2027, if you animals move…
Fact Check
Did Nigeria’s Vice President relocate from his official residence after finding secret CCTV?
Emmanuel Onwuka Claim: An X user, Biafra_Daily Mirror (@biafra_daily), claimed that Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, relocated from his newly…
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…
Deepfake video falsely portrays Peter Obi praising Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré
Claim: A video shared by a YouTube channel, Bold Pan-African, claims that Peter Obi, former Nigerian presidential candidate,…
Old video used to claim recent killing by Nigerian Customs Officer
Claim: An X user, Iykay (@iykeinfos), in a viral post, claimed that on June 3, 2025, a Nigerian…
14-year-old video used to spread falsehoods about President’s arrest in Ivory Coast
Claim: X user MEHMET VEFA DAG (@AFRICANDEMOC) in a viral post claims that a military coup has taken…
FALSE! Person in viral kissing video, not Nigerian senator
Claim: A viral Instagram video showing a man and a woman kissing claimed that the man is Nigerian…
Viral TikTok post claiming Nigeria launched missile into Burkina Faso is “clickbait”
Claim: A viral TikTok post claimed that Nigeria launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, targeting…