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November 18, 2025
False! Ministry of Finance has not recalled 2026 draft budget
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Oct- 2025 -24 OctoberExplainers
How fact-checking continues to save lives against all odds
In today’s world, lies spread faster than the truth. False stories get clicks, shares, and…
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13 OctoberExplainers
Facebook, X users delete posts on US-imposed visa ban on Nigerians after DUBAWA’s report
Full Text Months after DUBAWA’s fact-check, viral posts on Facebook and X posts alleging that…
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13 OctoberExplainers
After DUBAWA’s report, Facebook users delete misleading posts, X account suspended
Months after DUBAWA’s report debunking a video of rotten naira notes allegedly discovered by the…
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1 OctoberNews
After DUBAWA’s investigation, Facebook removes Nigerian surrogacy groups
Facebook has clamped down on surrogacy groups in Nigeria, following DUBAWA’s investigation on how Facebook,…
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Sep- 2025 -29 SeptemberNews
Nigerians, International groups react to DUBAWA’s surrogacy report, call for ban
Nigerians and international bodies have called for a surrogacy ban in reaction to DUBAWA’s in-depth…
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Facebook Checks
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Contrary to Sahara Reporters publication, Customs operatives’ encounter with bandits dates back to 2021
Claim: A recent publication by Sahara Reporters claimed that Nigerian Customs officials offered bags of rice to bandits in Katsina to guarantee…
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Video of soldier inviting Wike to Sambisa forest, AI-generated
Claim: A Facebook user, Ezenkwa TV, shared a video showing a military officer inviting the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
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False! Trump did not accuse Tinubu of petitioning White House over Christian genocide
Claim: A Facebook user claims that Trump accused Tinubu of petitioning the White House in 2014 over Christian killings and has now…
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Misleading! Viral video of Trump signing military orders unrelated to Nigeria
Claim: X user shared a video claiming that Donald Trump has finally signed the deployment of the U.S. military to Nigeria. Verdict:…
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Misleading! US did not initiate the recent airstrikes in Kaduna
Claim: Facebook and X users claim that the US has launched an airstrike in Kaduna. Verdict: Misleading! While an airstrike was recently…
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Did government fail to take action after Owo church massacre?
Claim: A Facebook user, George Udom, claimed that no arrest has been made and nobody has been prosecuted since the attack on…
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DUBAWA, DAIDAC launch project to combat disinformation, boost peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria
Amidst the surge of foreign-sponsored disinformation threatening national stability, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and…
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Health
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DUBAWA In-depth
INVESTIGATION: Despite ban in several countries, ‘harmful’ weight gain product, Apetamin, sold indiscriminately in Nigeria
Despite its ban in several countries, Apetamin syrup – an appetite stimulant used for treating…
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Economy
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Contrary to Sahara Reporters publication, Customs operatives’ encounter with bandits dates back to 2021
Claim: A recent publication by Sahara Reporters claimed that Nigerian Customs officials offered bags of rice to bandits in Katsina…
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Politics
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Fact Check
Non, João Bernardo Vieira n’a pas promis 65 000 FCFA par mois (environ 99 euros) à tous les Bissau-Guinéens
FAIT: Un internaute a publié sur Facebook une vidéo dans laquelle il affirme que le candidat à l’élection bissau-guinéenne, João…
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