Stories By Lois Ugbede
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoNo evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims
4 mins read Claim: A Facebook post claims the image of a military truck convoy was headed for SouthEast Nigeria. Dubawa’s...
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoYes! Crowwe App’s Terms and Conditions largely copied from Spotify
5 mins read Claim: A Twitter user claims that the terms and conditions of the Crowwe application are the same with...
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Explainers
/ 2 months agoTwitter ban: All you need to know about VPN
3 mins read Discussions around virtual private network (VPN) have been on the rise since the announcement of Twitter suspension by...
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Fact Check
/ 2 months ago“Nigerian churches forced to pay tax…”, other claims in viral WhatsApp message fact-checked
9 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message being shared on church platforms claims that churches are requested to get a...
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News
/ 2 months agoEarly education panacea to growing misinformation – OSIWA’s Executive Director, Osori
2 mins read Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Ayisha Osori, has prescribed early education as...
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Politics
/ 2 months agoNo evidence Ezekwesili termed Chibok girls’ kidnap plot to tarnish Jonathan’s image
4 mins read Claim: A Facebook post claims Ezekwesiki said the Chibok girls’ kidnap was a conspiracy against Goodluck Jonathan. Dubawa’s...
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News
/ 2 months agoDubawa kickstarts training for third cohort of fact-checking fellows
2 mins read West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has commenced training for its third cohort of fact-checking fellows. The...
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoWhatsApp group privacy setting in existence since 2019, not new as claimed in recent message
3 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims new WhatsApp setting now allows anyone to add you to a group...
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Politics
/ 2 months agoAfrican Economic Summit not postponed as claimed in tweet ridiculing Buhari’s departure to France
5 mins read Claim: A Twitter User claims the summit President Buhari departed Nigeria to attend has been postponed. Full Text...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoYes! Indian COVID-19 variant now in Nigeria
4 mins read Claim: A news blog @lindaikejiblogofficial claims Indian COVID-19 variant is now in Nigeria The Indian variant–B.1.617–has been confirmed...
