Claim: No, horrific viral video circulating does not show bandits killing people kidnapped in Sokoto, Nigeria, but terror attack in Burkina Faso
Fact-check: No, horrific viral video circulating does not show bandits killing people kidnapped in Sokoto, Nigeria, but terror attack in Burkina Faso
Verdict: a video showing the shooting of hundreds of people by terrorists has circulated on social media with the claim it shows bandits killing people kidnapped in sokoto in northwestern nigeria. but this is false – the video shows a jihadist terrorist attack filmed in burkina faso.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Allwell Okpi
Date published: 2024-09-04T00:00:00