Elizabeth Ogunbamowo
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Fact Check
False! Akon, wife Tomeka still together no $100m divorce settlement requested
Claim: Several media outlets and social media accounts claimed Tomeka Thiam, the wife of Akon, the music star, filed for…
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Fact Check
No evidence man’s consumption of bird semen led to new virus outbreak in China
Claim: Several social media posts recently claimed there was a new virus outbreak in China that resulted from a man…
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African Languages
Shin Da gaske ne wai ilimin boko kyauta ne a makarantu mallakar gwamnati a Najeriya?
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da shafin X @TemidayoOniosun, kwananan nan ya yi da’awar cewa makarantun firamare, sakandare da jami’a duk…
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Explainers
Facebook, X users delete posts on US-imposed visa ban on Nigerians after DUBAWA’s report
Full Text Months after DUBAWA’s fact-check, viral posts on Facebook and X posts alleging that the United States President, Donald…
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Explainers
After DUBAWA’s report, Facebook users delete misleading posts, X account suspended
Months after DUBAWA’s report debunking a video of rotten naira notes allegedly discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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News
Nigeria’s 2025 tax reform and Putin-Ajaokuta Steel top claims fact-checked last week
Intensifying the fight against misinformation in Nigeria and Africa at large, DUBAWA’s fact-checks last week covered Vladimir Putin’s purported comment…
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Education
Is education entirely free in government-owned schools in Nigeria?
Claim: An X user, @TemidayoOniosun, recently stated that primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Nigeria is free. Verdict: Misleading! While…
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Yoruba
Aarun Ebola: oun ti o ni lati mọ̀, àpeere aisan ati bi o ṣe le daabo bo ara rẹ
Ẹkunrẹrẹ alaye Ni oṣù kẹsan ọdún 2025 ni a gbọ iroyin pe aarun Ebola tun ṣ’ẹyọ ni orilẹede Congo ti…
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Fact Check
Mining site in viral video from Sierra Leone, not Zamfara
Claim: Social media users shared a video of a mining site, claiming it was located in Zamfara state. Verdict: Misleading!…
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Fact Check
Viral TikTok videos promising users money are AI-generated
Claim: Videos circulating in local languages on TikTok suggest that users will get financial rewards if they click on advertised…
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