Iyabode Olorunshola
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Fact Check
Radiation from phone, not torchlight, causes gas explosion
Claim: A post on Instablo9ja points to phone torchlight as the cause of a gas explosion that killed a footballer…
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False! WhatsApp is not ending ‘tomorrow’ as claimed in this viral audio
Claim: A message on WhatsApp claims that the messaging app is ending tomorrow at 6p.m., although the date of the…
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Taking shelter under metallic structures during rainstorm is risky but this message is not from NOA
Claim: A claim, alleged to have emanated from the National Orientation Agency, states that taking shelter under metallic structures and…
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Is salt a snake repellant?
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims salt could work as a snake repellant and fire extinguisher. Dubawa’s research reveals that…
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Scam!!! NIMC not giving free data or money
Claim: A Facebook user is spreading a claim on social media that the National Identity Management Commission is giving out…
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Yoruba
Ba gaskiya bane wai Dangote zai karkatar da kasuwancin sa zuwa kasar Amurka
Zargi: Wani sakon WhatsApp da aka rika yadawa ya bayyana cewa wai fitaccen attajiri wanda ya fi kowa karfin arziki…
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Saudi Arabia’s flag was hoisted in NEMA office but it had nothing to do with Islamisation
Claim: A screenshot of Nigeria’s National Flag and NEMA flag alongside the Saudi Arabian Flag is making the rounds on…
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Tatabu Bridge collapsed in 2017, not recently as claimed in viral picture
Claim: A picture making the rounds on social media depicts a collapsed bridge alleged to be in Tatabu, in Niger…
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News
Nigerian media should be left to self-regulate – Olorunyomi
The Publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, has identified knowledge-based policies as tool to regulate the media and fight the…
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Fact Check
No plane crash at Ilorin Airport as widely reported
Claim: Several social media platforms claim that there was a plane crash at the Ilorin International Airport on the 22nd…
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