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Fact Check
Claim Mali is first debt-free African nation, false
Claim: Mali has become the first African country to pay off its debts completely. Verdict: False. While the country may…
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Explainers
Why rocks broke off Iyamopo Hill and what climate change has to do with it
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, a large rock fragment unexpectedly broke off from Iyamopo Hill in Igbeti, a town in…
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Fact Check
FALSE! Thierry Breton did not criticise Africa or Macron’s Africa policy
Claim: X user @AfricanHub claims Thierry Breton, former European Commissioner for Internal Market, criticised French President Emmanuel Macron’s policy on…
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Fact Check
Video of flight attendant disrespecting Burkina Faso leader, fabricated
Claim: Ibrahim Traore was disrespected by an Air France hostess while travelling. Verdict: No credible evidence or official confirmation supports…
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Fact Check
No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video
Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook claims that an electric vehicle (EV) battery caught fire inside an…
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Fact Check
False! Indiscriminate borehole drilling doesn’t predispose Nigeria to earthquakes
Claim: An X user posted that the proliferation of boreholes in Nigeria has made the country susceptible to future earthquakes. …
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News
DUBAWA Trains Kwara Journalist on fact-checking
Nigeria’s independent fact-checking platform, Dubawa, recently trained journalists based in Kwara State on fact-checking and verification tools. The training, the…
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Fact Check
True! FG debited resident doctors after initially paying their residency allowance
Claim: FG debited money paid to resident doctors to suspend strike The claim that the FG debited allowance paid to…
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Fact Check
No Evidence Boko Haram Imposed Sharia Law in Niger State
Claim: Boko Haram imposes Sharia in Niger state. The claim that Terror group, Boko Haram, has imposed Sharia in Niger…
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Education
FG yet to start payment of stipends to University, Colleges of Education Students
Claim: WhatsApp message claims FG has began payment of stipends to University and Colleges of education students Although the website…
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