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Facebook Checks
No! Zuckerberg did not post message on Facebook, WhatsApp, others ‘seven days’ shutdown
Claim : Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger to shut down again for 7 days – Mark Zuckerberg Viral post on…
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Hausa
Jami’ar jihar Sokoto ba ta tallata daukar sabbin ma’aikata ba
Cikakken Bayanni A Kwanakin nan an yi ta yada sako a kafofin sadarwa na soshiya midiya da WhatsApp dake cewa…
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Fact Check
Does eating watermelon seeds give nutrients to the body?
CLAIM: People should eat watermelon with the seeds as it contains vital nutrients essential to the body. Viral post on…
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Fact Check
NO! Tetfund is not giving university students ₦30,000 grants as claimed
Claim: WhatsApp message claims Tetfund is giving ₦30,000 grants to tertiary students Although the website portrays the real logo of…
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Education
False! Sokoto State University not recruiting as claimed in viral message
Claim: A call for massive recruitment at Sokoto State University Viral post making the rounds on WhatsApp seeking interested and qualified…
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Explainers
FOI: Media practitioners and the challenges of accessing information in Kwara State
Relying on the provision of the Freedom of Information Act, a Kwara based journalist Abdulkareem Ayinde who was writing a…
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Fact Check
No evidence child’s severe skin condition caused by insect bite
Claim: Boy’s skin peeling off after he was bitten by insect There is no evidence the child in the graphic…
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Fact Check
True, Nigerian Federal lawmaker threw cash at constituents
CLAIM: A viral video allegedly shows Hon. Ibrahim Abuna throwing cash at his people. The claim that Hon. Ibrahim Abuna…
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Fact Check
No! Onitsha is not the third most populated city in Africa
CLAIM: Onitsha is the 3rd most populated city in Africa after Lagos and Cairo. The claim that Onitsha is the…
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Fact Check
False! Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Twitter account not suspended because of Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest
CLAIM: Twitter suspends Kenya’s President account over Nnamdi Kanu arrest The claims that the account of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta…
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