Nigeria: No Evidence Image of Bundles of Cash Is From the Floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria

No evidence image of bundles of cash is from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria

IN SHORT: A photo of bundles of money covered in dirt is circulating on Facebook with the claim it is from the flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria. However, we have found no evidence to support this claim.

“This is among many things that were found during the Flood in Maiduguri, bundles of different currencies stained in the mud,” reads a post on a public Facebook group with over 291,000 members.

The 27 September 2024 post…