Stories By Ifedayo Ogunyemi
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoWebsite asking Nigerians to verify NIN-SIM status is fraudulent
3 mins read Claim: A viral post on WhatsApp is asking Nigerians to verify their NIN-SIM status via a website. NIN-SIM...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoTrue! Disproportionate use of this ingredient in hair dye can make your head, face swell
4 mins read CLAIM 1: P-phenylenediamine (PPD) in hair dye causes head swelling. P-phenylenediamine causes irritation and head swelling. P-phenylenediamine (PPD)...
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Fact Check
/ 4 months ago2019 report recirculated to fuel Atiku/Buhari presidential election rivalry – and many fell for it
3 mins read CLAIM: INEC presiding officers made confession on electronic transmission of 2019 presidential election results. VERDICT: TRUE! But report...
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Fact Check
/ 4 months agoPolice chief’s claim that Nigeria Police is least corrupt agency false
5 mins read CLAIM: Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said police is the least corrupt government agency...
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Fact Check
/ 5 months agoFake website claims Nigerian govt. is giving N3 million Youth Investment Fund
3 mins read CLAIM: The federal government is giving out N3m grants to Nigerians. VERDICT: FALSE FULL STORY A viral post...
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Fact Check
/ 5 months agoNO! N-Power has not shortlisted successful applicants
3 mins read CLAIM: A viral post on WhatsApp claims successful N-Power candidates have been shortlisted. FALSE. Based on these findings...
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoHow true are claims by UI professors vying to become next VC of the premier university?
3 mins read THE CLAIMS UI currently ranks among 400-500 higher education institutions in the world and 1st in Africa. Nigeria...
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoTRUE! Oxford University Press has made some books free for all online
2 mins read Oxford University Press has made all of their CSEC and CAPE textbooks freely available for online reading! TRUE....
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoViral report on Canadian doctors protesting high salaries is from 2018
3 mins read 700 Canadian doctors protest salary raises, say, we are paid too much Misleading FULL STORY On Wednesday, July...
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Analysis
/ 8 months agoA growing community of fact checkers fighting misinformation in Nigeria
4 mins read The year 2020 will be etched in the minds of many for many various reasons. At the top...
