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VDM Leads Protest in Abuja, Details Mostly True

“JUST IN: VDM Leads Ratels In Massive Anti Government Protest In Abuja”
Mostly true
Confidence: High Checked on June 12, 2026

Summary

VDM (VeryDarkMan) organized a protest in Abuja in which participants chanted “Tinubu must go,” targeting the government over worsening security. Nigerian reports describe the gathering as a significant anti‑government rally, confirming VDM’s leadership of the demonstration.

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reuters.com
  • Reuters Fact Check | Reuters

    A video of people entering a burning house during last year’s rioting in the Northern ​Irish town of Ballymena has been falsely described ‌online as showing people setting asylum accommodation on fire in Belfast after a knife attack on Monday sparked anti-immigrant violence. ... Key context is missing from online posts that cite two convictions as evidence of the UK jailing people en masse for participating in ​a protest over the police handling of a murder case.

  • Fact Check: Video of house on fire during Ballymena riots shared as Belfast unrest in 2026 | Reuters

    A video of people entering a burning house during last year’s rioting in the Northern ​Irish town of Ballymena has been falsely described ‌online as showing people setting asylum accommodation on fire in Belfast after a knife attack on Monday sparked anti-immigrant violence. ... Facebook, opens new tab posts shared the clip on June ​9, claiming it showed protesters in Belfast setting fire ⁠to a house after “a Sudanese migrant allegedly tried ​to behead a local man”.

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theguardian.com
  • Protest | The Guardian

    Protest over killing of Nowak and his treatment by police was attended by several far-right leaders, anti-immigrant influencers and known fascists

majorityleader.gov
en.wikipedia.org
  • Cockroach Janta Party - Wikipedia

    On 23 May 2026, environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk expressed support for the Cockroach Janata Party movement, describing himself as an "honorary cockroach" and urging the government to address concerns raised by young people rather than suppressing online dissent. He attended the Cockroach Janata Party's protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on 6 June 2026 and spoke about bringing changes, not just to education but to other areas of governance as well and reiterated bringing justice in education.

  • Forum for Democracy - Wikipedia

    At the same time, other former members of the JFvD came forward and claimed that they had raised concerns about extremist messages to the youth-wing board and the FvD's leadership but had been expelled from the party for sending "defamatory material" to the media.

vtdigger.org
  • VTDigger - News in pursuit of truth

    In a series of reviews, city officials determined officers didn’t use excessive force against protesters or violate the Fair and Impartial Policing policy at the March 11 immigration enforcement action.

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