scam Nigeria grants government online scam No, Nigerian government is not giving out N50,000 grants. Ignore posts encouraging you to apply ‘before it expires’
false Nigeria body president Liberia false claim No, photos show identified murder victim in Nigeria in 2021 – not ‘unknown body’ found behind new Liberian president’s house in 2024
false Nigeria Air Peace airline largest false claim No, Nigeria’s privately owned Air Peace not Africa’s largest airline by passengers
false Nigeria HIV HIV/AIDS cure fake cures fake cure false claim Still no cure for HIV and Aids – not even ‘gene therapy’
Afcon Attack Nigeria football soccer No, South Africans did not attack Nigerians after the 2024 Afcon semifinal – photos from 2019
Incorrect newspaper Zimbabwe Service station held hostage as robbers sell fuel – in Zimbabwe, not South Africa