Mohammed Taoheed
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Video showing people scampering for food unrelated to Nigeria
Claim: An Instagram user posted a now-deleted video allegedly showing Nigerians scampering around for food off a pickup vehicle. Verdict:…
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Oxford English Dictionary adds 20 Nigerian words to its recent update
Full Text From time immemorial, the English have borrowed words from other languages. Hence, seeing a French or Greek word…
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IFCN Director reacts to Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking in the US
The Director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Holan, has reacted to Meta’s decision to halt its fact-checking collaboration…
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X user’s claim H-1B visa slots capped at 750,000 per year, false
Claim: An X user asserted that the approval rate for the H-1B programme, a United States visa, is 750,000 yearly.…
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5 security claims that rocked 2024
Full Text Insecurity has, over the years, risen to be a serious plague facing Nigeria. From the terrorist crisis and…
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Seven claims linked to Donald Trump we fact-checked in 2024
Full Text In the information disorder ecosystem, a common method deployed by the purveyors of fake narratives is using political…
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Osun Robbery: Do Nigerian governors have power to “direct” judiciary to exercise state pardon?
Full Text Recently, the Osun State government directed the state’s Attorney General to investigate the case of a 17-year-old reportedly…
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X image showing Tinubu, Macron, others clad in Aso-Oke, manipulated
Claim: An X user shared an image of President Tinubu with the French president and others, clad in aso-oke during…
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Picture showing Peter Obi at Lagos Red Line opening, digitally altered
Claim: A Facebook user shared a picture of Peter Obi inside a train with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.…
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#Lakurawa: Did Nigeria’s ‘new’ terror group start under President Tinubu?
Claim: An X user claimed that the Lakurawa terror group started under the administration of President Tinubu. Verdict: False! Evidence…
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