US president Donald Trump said Nigeria “is not getting any money if they do not present the people that tested positive for Covid-19 for us to confirm”, claims an article on the site Habaklef Music.
The 20 April 2020 article has been shared more than 1,500 times – and viewed more than 900,000 times – on Facebook.
It quotes Trump as saying that “about 1-7 Hospitals and states mentioned on the list have denied that they is no one there for Covid19 Treatments , So Therefor they will be no payment to Nigeria till we have the results our self”.
There is no publicly available evidence that Trump made any statement that the US would not give Nigeria any money unless its government “presents” the people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus “for us to confirm”. There is no mention of it on the US president’s social media
In a phone call with president Muhammadu Buhari on 28 April, Trump did promise to send ventilators to Nigeria to support the country’s fight against the pandemic.
“We’re going to send at least 200 ventilators to Nigeria; probably more than that,” Trump said.
We also checked official press statements from the US presidency and found no quotes about the US wanting to give Nigeria money with that precondition. – Motunrayo Joel
The 20 April 2020 article has been shared more than 1,500 times – and viewed more than 900,000 times – on Facebook.
It quotes Trump as saying that “about 1-7 Hospitals and states mentioned on the list have denied that they is no one there for Covid19 Treatments , So Therefor they will be no payment to Nigeria till we have the results our self”.
Trump promises Nigeria ventilators
There is no publicly available evidence that Trump made any statement that the US would not give Nigeria any money unless its government “presents” the people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus “for us to confirm”. There is no mention of it on the US president’s social media
In a phone call with president Muhammadu Buhari on 28 April, Trump did promise to send ventilators to Nigeria to support the country’s fight against the pandemic.
“We’re going to send at least 200 ventilators to Nigeria; probably more than that,” Trump said.
We also checked official press statements from the US presidency and found no quotes about the US wanting to give Nigeria money with that precondition. – Motunrayo Joel
For publishers: what to do if your post is rated false
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.
Publishers guideAfrica Check teams up with Facebook
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.
You can also help identify false information on Facebook. This guide explains how.
Add new comment