Silas Jonathan
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Mainstream
How scammers use porn to empty accounts of Facebook users
It was late at night, but Abdul could not sleep. Although he shut his eyes, his mind was wide awake.…
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News
Unlabelled parody accounts will be suspended on Twitter, says Elon Musk
Just days after Elon Musk bought Twitter, the billionaire says users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a…
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News
Fake news can trigger 4th world war, says Pantami
Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has said that fake news and disinformation can trigger the…
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Fact Check
Dino Melaye’s video edited to portray him campaigning for Peter Obi
Mr Melaye, a former senator with a history of controversy, said in the acclaimed video that Mr Obi is the…
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Fact Check
Image from Tanzania falsely used to depict Boko Haram attack
Claim: Twitter user claims that God struck Boko Haram with lightning while on their way to Niger (Nigeria) to destroy…
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Fact Check
Unrelated pictures used falsely to depict Peter Obi’s demolition of mosque
Claim: A Twitter user claimed a collection of pictures he shared is that of northerners Peter Obi has pursued from…
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Elections
OsunDecides2022: Six things you need to know about governorship election
Tomorrow, Saturday, 17th July, voters in Osun State will go to their various polling units to elect a governor that…
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Fact Check
Russia’s claim West Africa’s monkeypox variant originated from Nigeria is misleading
Claim: Russian defence ministry claims that the West African Monkeypox variant originated from Nigeria. The claim by the Russian defence…
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Explainers
SPOTLIGHT: Crowd1 is still around. Here are new ways the platform defraud people
In the last quarter of 2020, the BBC Africa Eye released an investigation revealing a global chain of scams under…
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Fact Check
Video used to depict unrest in Abuja was shot in Ivory Coast
Claim: A user on Facebook claims unknown gunmen in Abuja have chased away security men on the boundary between Nigeria…
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