Stories By Lois Ugbede
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Fact Check
/ 2 months agoWhat is the correct way to wear a medical mask?
5 mins read Claim: A picture being shared on WhatsApp shows the correct way to wear a medical mask when sick...
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Explainers
/ 3 months agoWhat you need to know about new COVID-19 health protection regulation signed by Buhari
5 mins read On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari signed a new law titled Coronavirus Disease Health Protection Regulation...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoTrue! Leprosy spreads through respiratory droplets and face masks help curb its spread
3 mins read Claim: A viral meme claims that the bacteria that causes Leprosy is spread through airborne respiratory droplets and...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoFarmers/herders crisis: Old letter by Alaafin of Oyo recirculated as a recent message to Buhari
4 mins read Claim: A report by the Peoples Gazette claims the Alaafin of Oyo wrote the President on the security...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoVideo claiming COVID-19 vaccines weaponised to depopulate the world, eliminate Africans false
4 mins read Claim: A viral video clip claims vaccines are targeted at eliminating Africans. The claim that vaccines are meant...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months ago“I do not authorise” – would sending this to ten groups exempt you from Whatsapp’s new policy?
4 mins read A viral WhatsApp message claims sending “I do not authorise” WhatsApp new policy to ten WhatsApp groups exempts...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoHow true is claim that the new COVID-19 variant in Nigeria has shorter incubation period?
3 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims the incubation period of the new variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria is...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoRecirculated WhatsApp message makes spurious claims about COVID-19 – all false
4 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims the Italian Ministry of Health has discovered that COIVD-19 is not a...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoWHO not recruiting as Facebook post claims
3 mins read Claim: A Facebook post claims the WHO is recruiting. The claim that the WHO is recruiting is false...
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Fact Check
/ 3 months agoClaim that doctors recommend COVID-19 vaccine injection through penis is a hoax
4 mins read CLAIM: A viral meme claims that doctors have encouraged that the COVID-19 vaccine be administered in the penis...