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Round-Up: Lawmaker’s kissing video, Tinubu-Fubara saga, other claims debunked this week

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Round-Up: Lawmaker’s kissing video, Tinubu-Fubara saga, other claims debunked this week

Amarachi Onwuzulike May 25, 2025 0

As social media continues to be flooded daily with news that spreads like wildfire, it is becoming...

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

Amarachi Onwuzulike May 3, 2025 0

Full Text  On April 8, 2025, a young woman named Linda reignited conversations about breast ironing, a...

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WhatsApp claim pineapple in hot water cures cancer, inaccurate

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WhatsApp claim pineapple in hot water cures cancer, inaccurate

Lademi Aborisade, Amarachi Onwuzulike April 20, 2025 0

Claim: A viral post on WhatsApp claims that putting pineapple in hot water can permanently cure cancer....

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Can taking Postinor with yoghurt reduce its effectiveness?

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Can taking Postinor with yoghurt reduce its effectiveness?

Amarachi Onwuzulike April 19, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that consuming Postinor (an emergency contraceptive) alongside yoghurt, milk, parfait, or coconut...

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Belly-flattening pineapple peels lacks scientific proof

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Belly-flattening pineapple peels lacks scientific proof

Amarachi Onwuzulike April 9, 2025 2

Claim: An Instagram user claimed that a boiled mixture of pineapple peels, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, black pepper,...

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Has pornography been banned in Nigeria?

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Has pornography been banned in Nigeria?

Amarachi Onwuzulike March 27, 2025 0

Claim: An X user claims pornography has been banned in Nigeria.  Verdict: Misleading. Although the House of...

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Inflation: Are corps members allowed to criticise the government?

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Inflation: Are corps members allowed to criticise the government?

Amarachi Onwuzulike March 21, 2025 0

Full Text National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are affected by Nigeria’s economic challenges. Various appeals have...

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Can cloves, ginger, turmeric, and garlic cure vaginal infection?

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Can cloves, ginger, turmeric, and garlic cure vaginal infection?

Amarachi Onwuzulike October 3, 2024 0

Claim:  A Facebook user claims that consuming cloves, ginger, turmeric, and garlic mixture can effectively eliminate all...

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Claim FBI arrested 80 Nigerians over cybercrime not recent

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Claim FBI arrested 80 Nigerians over cybercrime not recent

Amarachi Onwuzulike September 30, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims that the FBI has arrested 80 Nigerians after being trailed for years...

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Can hair relaxers cause uterine fibroids?

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Can hair relaxers cause uterine fibroids?

Amarachi Onwuzulike August 10, 2024 0

Claim: An X user claims that hair relaxers cause fibroids. Verdict: True. Research papers concerned with the...

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