Precious Ewuji

1 week ago | africacheck.org | Precious Ewuji

A fact-checker has rated your Facebook or Instagram post as “false”, “altered”, “partly false” or “missing context”. This could have serious consequences. What do you do? Click on our guide for the steps you should follow. Africa Check is a partner in Meta's third-party fact-checking programme to help stop the spread of false information on social media. The content we rate as “false” will be downgraded on Facebook and Instagram. This means fewer people will see it.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Precious Ewuji

No evidence Fulani herders set market on fire in Nigeria's Plateau state in April 2025IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that Fulani herders set a market selling yams on fire in Plateau state, Nigeria. However, we found no evidence of this and the image used to support this claim has been online since 2021. "Fulani herdsmen set fire on the largest yam market in the World located in the Plateau state, Nigeria," reads a message doing the rounds on social media in April 2025.

3 weeks ago | africacheck.org | Precious Ewuji

A fact-checker has rated your Facebook or Instagram post as “false”, “altered”, “partly false” or “missing context”. This could have serious consequences. What do you do? Click on our guide for the steps you should follow. Africa Check is a partner in Meta's third-party fact-checking programme to help stop the spread of false information on social media. The content we rate as “false” will be downgraded on Facebook and Instagram. This means fewer people will see it.

4 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Precious Ewuji

Don't fall for it! Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is not giving away money via this dubious linkIN SHORT: While Nigerian business exec Aliko Dangote is one of Africa's richest people, he is not associated with the "N100,000 Dangote Grant FOR All Citizens". Don't trust social media posts claiming otherwise, and don't click on suspicious-looking links. A post circulating on Facebook in Nigeria encourages users to apply for a "N100,000 Dangote Grant" via the attached link.

4 weeks ago | africacheck.org | Precious Ewuji

A fact-checker has rated your Facebook or Instagram post as “false”, “altered”, “partly false” or “missing context”. This could have serious consequences. What do you do? Click on our guide for the steps you should follow. Africa Check is a partner in Meta's third-party fact-checking programme to help stop the spread of false information on social media. The content we rate as “false” will be downgraded on Facebook and Instagram. This means fewer people will see it.