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The 2021 lie of the year
The lie that is the most difficult to detect is the one garnished with a bit of truth, and seasoned…
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My fourth month as a Dubawa fellow – Lessons from the Yorùbá on Information Disorder
Age and experience are invaluable; that is why they can’t be bought with money. To the Yoruba ethnic group where…
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Shin Da Gaske Ne Gemun Masara Na Warkar Da Cututtuka A Jikin Dan Adam?
Zargi: Wani bidiyo da aka saka a shafin nishadantarwa a yanar gizo TikTok wanda mutane suka rika rarraba shi a…
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The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme is real but beware of phishing websites
Claim: A WhatsApp message with a shortened url link directs Nigerians to apply for the Federal Government Jubilee Fellowship in…
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Facebook Checks
Decoration plant, Dieffenbachia, is dangerous but not lethal
Claim: A post that has been forwarded many times on WhatsApp claims a houseplant is toxic and has killed a…
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No evidence this couple is mother and daughter getting married
Claim: A viral WhatsApp image accompanied by a text claims a daughter married her own mother There is insufficient evidence…
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Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video?
Claim: A viral TikTok video, forwarded many times on WhatsApp in Nigeria, claims corn silk cures several diseases. More context…
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My third month as a Dubawa fellow – Setting Sails
They say time flies when you’re having fun; well, I never truly grasped it until I realised that three months…
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health
Claim: A WhatsApp message that has been forwarded many times purportedly from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) contains several claims…
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Soldiers did not kill Farakwai youth as widely claimed by Nigerian media
Claim: Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper, Sahara Reporters, Opera News and other local media claim that soldiers killed and injured Farakwai youths…
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