“Four Nigerian girls invented a generator that produces six hours of electricity using just one litre of urine as fuel.”
What FACTLY found
In 2012, four Nigerian girls invented a urine-powered generator, but it cannot provide six hours of continuous electricity as claimed. A documentary on this invention shows it powering simple light bulbs or a wall light. Experts have noted that the system is inefficient and impractical for large-scale use, as extracting hydrogen from urine requires more energy than the hydrogen can produce.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 September 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DORREhEEiw5/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.