Mark Amaza
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Analysis
Verifying News From Government Agencies Can Be A Long, Hard Road
A core rule of fact-checking is to verify the claim from the reporter, the subject of the report or an…
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Analysis
Against All Odds: How Can You Fact-Check Security-Related News in Nigeria?
The overriding aim for sharing information should be to ensure the safety of other people and reduce casualties. It is…
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Elections
NO, The European Union NEVER Claimed That Soldiers Ran The 2019 Elections
CLAIM: On 15th March 2019, Scan News, a news blog, published a story under the headline, “2019: Nothing Was Free…
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Analysis
Beyond The Headlines #4 – Always Verify Statements Credited To VIPs
This is a good time to emphasize that not everything published on a website is true, and not every blog…
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Politics
No, The Tradermoni Program Has Not Been Cancelled!
Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the Vice President, says that the Tradermoni scheme has…
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Elections
The INEC Chairman DID NOT Raise Alarm About Danger To His Life
It should be pointed out that the publisher of the news, The Republican News, routinely publishes completely fabricated news as…
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Analysis
Beyond The Headlines #3: Read The Entire Article!
As a rule of thumb, the more sensational the headline, the more necessary it is to read the entire article.
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Elections
General TY Danjuma DID NOT accuse President Buhari of Sponsoring Fulani Jihadists
We tried to reach Gen. Danjuma but to no avail. However, the vagueness of the post and the fact that there…
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Elections
Peter Obi’s Convoy Was Not Attacked In Abuja Market
A tweet from the official handle of Peter Obi shows that attacks did happen at Dei-Dei Market but it was…
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