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False: No, Nigerian bank verification numbers won't expire after 10 years A TikTok video circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claims that the bank verification number (BVN) introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) expires after 10 years. In 2014 , the central bank, together with all banks in Nigeria, introduced this centralised biometric identific (Source: Africa Check)
False: No evidence US has placed visa ban on chair of Nigeria's electoral commission, Mahmood Yakubu, governor Nyesom Wike or others IN SHORT: Rumours abound following Nigeria's 2023 general elections and criticism of the way it was conducted. But there's no evidence that a long list of high-profile Nigerians, including the chair of the electoral commission, have been placed on a visa-ban list by the US. A cla (Source: Africa Check)
Scam: Kenyans beware! Ignore Facebook account impersonating Nairobi county governor Johnson Sakaja, promising money and gifts IN SHORT: It is unlikely that a public official of the Nairobi governor's stature would run promotions offering cash prizes on his official social media accounts. Johnson Sakaja has only one verified account on Facebook – and this isn't it. The Facebook account Hon Sakkaja Johnso (Source: Africa Check)
False: No, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari didn't say his successor Bola Tinubu wouldn't be sworn in until he was cleared by the election tribunal IN SHORT: With Bola Tinubu set to officially take over as Nigeria's president on 29 May 2023, there are many false claims circulating on social media about his election victory and inauguration. One of those is that his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, has said Tinubu won't be swor (Source: Africa Check)
False: No, the International Criminal Court hasn't ordered Nigeria to stop swearing in of president-elect Bola Tinubu IN SUMMARY: Bola Tinubu is set to be sworn in as Nigeria's president on 29 May 2023, even as his rivals challenge his election victory. Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Tinubu , is expected to be sworn in on 29 May 2023 while the country's election results are still disputed. On 1 (Source: Africa Check)
Miscaptioned: Video of migrants at US-Mexico border predates the expiration of Title 42 A video compilation showing clips of migrants attempting to enter the United States via the El Paso border from March 2023 has been falsely linked to the expiration of the pandemic-era immigration policy called Title 42 in May 2023. “JUST IN: Massive violent caravan headed to the (Source: Reuters)
False: Trump is now required to register as a sex offender No, Trump is not required to register as a sex offender after E. Jean Carroll case | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption DeSantis vies with Trump to sway Iowa conservatives Warning of a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. The headline of the paper reads, “CAROLL JURY FINDS TRUMP IS A…SEX ABUSER.”The post’s caption reads, "Under the Law, Trump is Required to Register, as a Sex Offender, in the Local Area that He resides in!" Only people convicted of a sex offense, such as rape or incest, in a criminal case must register as a sex offender under New York state law. In addition, anyone who was convicted of a sex offense on or after that date must register as a sex offender when they return to the community. Trump was found liable in a civil trial, so the sex offender registry requirement doesn't apply to him, according to Rendelman. (Source: USA Today)
False: George Soros died of a heart attack at the age of 92. Authors Vasudha Beri Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joi (Source: Newschecker)
False: Pictures show Russian President Vladimir Putin falling to the ground after suffering a heart attack. (More archives to similar claims can be found here, here, and here.)What is the truth?: We did not find any such article published on The Moscow Times. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)