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Website asking Nigerians to verify NIN-SIM status is fraudulent

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Website asking Nigerians to verify NIN-SIM status is fraudulent

Ifedayo Ogunyemi January 29, 2021 0

Claim: A viral post on WhatsApp is asking Nigerians to verify their NIN-SIM status via a website....

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True! Disproportionate use of this ingredient in hair dye can make your head, face swell

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True! Disproportionate use of this ingredient in hair dye can make your head, face swell

Ifedayo Ogunyemi January 25, 2021 0

CLAIM 1: P-phenylenediamine (PPD) in hair dye causes head swelling. P-phenylenediamine causes irritation and head swelling. P-phenylenediamine...

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2019 report recirculated to fuel Atiku/Buhari presidential election rivalry – and many fell for it

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2019 report recirculated to fuel Atiku/Buhari presidential election rivalry – and many fell for it

Ifedayo Ogunyemi December 14, 2020 0

CLAIM: INEC presiding officers made confession on electronic transmission of 2019 presidential election results. VERDICT: TRUE! But...

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Police chief’s claim that Nigeria Police is least corrupt agency false

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Police chief’s claim that Nigeria Police is least corrupt agency false

Ifedayo Ogunyemi December 8, 2020 0

CLAIM: Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said police is the least corrupt government...

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Fake website claims Nigerian govt. is giving N3 million Youth Investment Fund

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Fake website claims Nigerian govt. is giving N3 million Youth Investment Fund

Ifedayo Ogunyemi November 25, 2020 0

CLAIM: The federal government is giving out N3m grants to Nigerians. VERDICT: FALSE FULL STORY A viral...

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NO! N-Power has not shortlisted successful applicants

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NO! N-Power has not shortlisted successful applicants

Ifedayo Ogunyemi November 18, 2020 0

CLAIM:  A viral post on WhatsApp claims successful N-Power candidates have been shortlisted. FALSE. Based on these...

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How true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university?

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How true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university?

Ifedayo Ogunyemi September 29, 2020 0

THE CLAIMS  UI currently ranks among 400-500 higher education institutions in the world and 1st in Africa. ...

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TRUE! Oxford University Press has made some books free for all online

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TRUE! Oxford University Press has made some books free for all online

Ifedayo Ogunyemi September 22, 2020 0

Oxford University Press has made all of their CSEC and CAPE textbooks freely available for online reading!...

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Viral report on Canadian doctors protesting high salaries is from 2018

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Viral report on Canadian doctors protesting high salaries is from 2018

Ifedayo Ogunyemi September 15, 2020 2

700 Canadian doctors protest salary raises, say, we are paid too much Misleading FULL STORY On Wednesday,...

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A growing community of fact checkers fighting misinformation in Nigeria

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A growing community of fact checkers fighting misinformation in Nigeria

Ifedayo Ogunyemi August 28, 2020 0

The year 2020 will be etched in the minds of many for many various reasons. At the...

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