Juliet Buna
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Fact Check
Can the mixture of banana peel, lemon, salt, and toothpaste whiten teeth?
Claim: A Facebook page, Healthy Tips, claims that banana peel, lemon, salt, and toothpaste can whiten teeth. Verdict: Misleading. Research…
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Is toothpaste harmful to the brain?
Claim: An Instagram user, unfilteredr3ailty, posted a video claiming toothpaste is “the most poisonous thing to put in the mouth”…
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False! No dangerous animal roaming Lagos, Ogun States
Claim: On September 9, 2025, a Facebook user, Hajia Yekini, posted a collage of images with a caption warning residents…
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True! US to deal with immigrants justifying Charlie Kirk’s death online
Claim: On September 11, 2025, a Facebook user, Hajia Yekini, shared an image claiming that immigrants who justify the death…
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African Languages
Shin Najeriya ta amince da sabuwar Dokar Yaki da masu Zamba a Intanet?
Da’awa: Wasu daga cikin masu amfani da shafin Facebook kamar a wadannan wurare here da here da here sun yi…
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Did Nigeria’s National Assembly pass a new Cybercrime Act into law?
Claim: Some Facebook users, here, here, and here, claimed the National Assembly, under Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has passed a…
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DUBAWA In-depth
Apps, pimps and algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade
She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State,…
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Viral video of bandits seizing military vehicles not from Nigeria
Claim: A Facebook user, Debra O Kalus, on Aug. 13, 2025, shared a video claiming terrorists have invaded some communities…
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Facebook Checks
Viral rope-crossing video not from Nigeria
Claim: A Facebook user, Asare Obed, shared a video of a woman crossing a river with a rope, claiming the…
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Are sugary all-season fruits less nutritious?
Claim: A Facebook user, Doctor of the Future, claims that fruits, particularly sugary fruits available all year round, are grown…
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