Aliyu Dahiru

Covifor is not a COVID-19 vaccine, not slated for test in Africa as claimed in this viral message

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Covifor is not a COVID-19 vaccine, not slated for test in Africa as claimed in this viral message

Aliyu Dahiru January 4, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message has claimed that Covifor injection, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero,...

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No Evidence Linking NIN With SIM Cards Is Targeted At Social Media Users

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No Evidence Linking NIN With SIM Cards Is Targeted At Social Media Users

Aliyu Dahiru January 4, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook user with the name, Bas Yahemeka Bijleveld, has claimed that the linkage of National...

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No, This is not a Picture of #EndSARS Protesters

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No, This is not a Picture of #EndSARS Protesters

Aliyu Dahiru November 4, 2020 1

Claim: Several social media users uploaded a picture of a congested crowd apparently taken in Nigeria claiming...

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No, These Are Not Katsina Women Calling Buhari to Resign

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No, These Are Not Katsina Women Calling Buhari to Resign

Aliyu Dahiru November 4, 2020 0

Claim: A video shared widely on WhatsApp and uploaded to Twitter shows women protesting and calling in...

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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

Aliyu Dahiru September 23, 2020 0

A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that Interpol uncovers £20 million Edo State Funds in Governor Godwin...

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No, These Are Not Pictures of a Pregnant, Nursing Girl From Jos

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No, These Are Not Pictures of a Pregnant, Nursing Girl From Jos

Aliyu Dahiru September 22, 2020 0

Two pictures of young girls in which one of them appears pregnant and the other is holding...

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No Evidence That A Soldier Who Shot Senior Officer Was a Member of Boko Haram

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No Evidence That A Soldier Who Shot Senior Officer Was a Member of Boko Haram

Aliyu Dahiru September 22, 2020 0

A Facebook page with the name Datti Assalafy claims that a soldier, Uzonna Maduabuchi, who shot his...

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Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes

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Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes

Aliyu Dahiru August 28, 2020 1

Deepfakes are fake videos created by using artificial intelligence, otherwise known, as “deep learning” to make images...

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Is there evidence for Governor Masari’s claim that political enemies of APC are sponsors of Boko Haram ?

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Is there evidence for Governor Masari’s claim that political enemies of APC are sponsors of Boko Haram ?

Aliyu Dahiru August 4, 2020 0

The Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, recently claimed that enemies of the All Progressives Party (APC), the...

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Fact-Check: No Evidence to Suggest This Video Shows Nigerian Police

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Fact-Check: No Evidence to Suggest This Video Shows Nigerian Police

Aliyu Dahiru August 1, 2020 0

A viral video featuring what seems to be security personnel stamping his feet on the neck of...

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