Faruk Shuaibu
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Fact Check
Are dragonflies mosquito-repellant, as claimed by Facebook user?
Claim: A Facebook user, Khailan Arab, posted that dragonflies can eat 100 mosquitoes in a day and, therefore, serve as…
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False! South Africa, Egypt, others not signatories to Samoa Agreement
Claim: An X account, Dr Toks (@fimiletoks), claimed that Egypt and North African countries have signed the Samoa Agreement, a…
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False! National Assembly did not pass bill granting full autonomy to local governments
Claim: A Facebook page, Kebbi Daily Updates, posted that the National Assembly has passed a bill granting full autonomy to…
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False! Man beaten in viral video, not Burkina Faso’s former transport minister
Claim: A viral video claimed that Vincent Dabilgou, former Minister of Transportation in Burkina Faso, was stripped and beaten in…
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False! Minister of Budget, Bagudu, did not say Nigeria spent N814 billion on new anthem
Claim: RWGblog shared a post with claims that the federal government of Nigeria has spent N814 billion on the reverted…
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No evidence to support political assassination in Burkina Faso
Claim: An X user, (@PO_GrassRootM) Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization claimed that a dozen presidential guards were arrested in Burkina Faso…
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African Languages
Gunkin Christiano Ronaldo da aka sassaka a dutsen farar kasa an yi ne da kirkirarriyar fasaha ta AI – na’urar da ke kwaikwayon dabi’un dan adam
Da’awa: Wani hoto (image) na danwasan kasar Portugal Christiano Ronaldo, da aka sassaka akan dutsen farar kasa an yada shi…
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Senegal
FAUX! Le Sénégal n’a pas changé sa langue officielle du français à l’arabe
Fait: Un compte X (@_AfricanSoil) affirmait que le gouvernement du Sénégal a adopté l’arabe comme langue officielle tout en abandonnant…
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False! Senegal did not change its official language from French to Arabic
Claim: An X account (@_AfricanSoil) claimed that the government of Senegal had adopted Arabic as its official language while jettisoning French.…
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Facebook Checks
Christiano Ronaldo’s statue carved on limestone, AI-generated
Claim: An image of a Portuguese football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, carved on limestone was shared on the Facebook page of…
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