Fact Check
November 12, 2025
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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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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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Is TikTok video of burning building linked to church attack in Northern Nigeria?
Claim: A TikTok user shared a video of a church being burnt down in Northern Nigeria. Verdict: False! The TikTok video is…
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#AnambraDecides2025: Misleading! Anambra LGA Ifeanyi Chinweze did not disrupt election
CLAIM: A Facebook user, Ogechukwu Akwaeze, claimed that the local government chairperson of Anambra East, Ifeanyi Chinweze, visited Community Development Primary School,…
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#AnambraDecides2025: False! No cash bundle added to election materials
CLAIM: A Facebook user, Bube Africà, shared (archived) a video displaying bundles of cash, claiming in the caption that it was “election-sensitive…
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#AnambraDecides2025: False! Soludo’s Mayors not caught with N750m
CLAIM: Michael Chibuzo, in a Facebook group of over 85,000 members, claimed (archived) that two of Chukwuma Soludo’s Mayors were caught with…
French
News
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Press Releases
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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Senegal
Dette publique sénégalaise : le FMI confirme un misreporting
FAIT : Au Sénégal, une information faisant état de la confirmation d’une dette cachée par le FMI, attribuée à Kristalina…
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Politics
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Fact Check
#AnambraDecides2025: X claim no result sheet provided Ihiala Amuma ward, false
CLAIM: A social media post on X alleges that there were no result sheets at Ihiala Amuma Ward 013 in…
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