Silas Jonathan
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Mainstream
The Face behind IgbotimesMagazine, dodgy website notorious for spreading separatist, Russian disinformation
Sometime in March 2023, shortly after the Nigerian presidential election, a certain narrative went viral on multiple social media platforms.…
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Elections
Five key insights from our election fact-checks
Full Text The 2023 general elections were greeted with widespread misinformation and disinformation. To combat the menace, the Nigeria Fact-checkers’…
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Explainers
How WhatsApp scammers circumvent security features to swindle Nigerians
Frank, whose real name is withheld, has been putting in much work from Sept. to early Oct. (2023). He had…
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Elections
Did NEC’s website experience downtime?
Claim 2: The National Election Commission’s (NEC) website went off in the early hours of Oct. 10, the Chairman of…
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Homepage
DUBAWA wins at 2023 Africa Fact-Check awards in Mauritius
The award-winning fact-check/investigation story was centred on exposing a Nigerian man posing as a 'doctor.' The fake medical practitioner promoted…
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Homepage
Africa Facts Summit kick off in Mauritius
This year's event is scheduled for Oct. 5th to 6th, 2023, and will centre around the theme, "Building Non-Partisan Fact-Checking…
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Analysis
Use of social media by key candidates of the 2023 Nigerian presidential elections
Introduction Social media has gained relevance in political processes in Africa and beyond. Recently, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter…
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Hausa
Gaskiya ne Zulum na sayen PVC kamar yadda ake zargi a wani bidiyo?
Zargi: Wani mai amfani da shafin Tiwita ya yi zargin wai Farfesa Babagana Zulum, gwamnan jihar Borno na sayen katunan…
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Education
Picture of students sitting on mud blocks in flooded classroom, not from Nigeria
Claim: A Twitter user shared a picture of a flooded mud classroom alleged to have happened in Nigeria. Verdict: The…
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Fact Check
Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria
Claim: Users on WhatsApp share a video of men flogging a young lady as punishment for allegedly refusing to marry…
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