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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week

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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week

Mohammed Taoheed February 23, 2025 0

As expected, the third week of February 2025 brought its share of misinformation and disinformation. Below is...

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Da gaske ne Trump ya umurci sayar da kaddarorin shugabannin Afrika da tasa keyar ‘ya’yansu kamar yadda wani ke da’awa a Facebook?

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Da gaske ne Trump ya umurci sayar da kaddarorin shugabannin Afrika da tasa keyar ‘ya’yansu kamar yadda wani ke da’awa a Facebook?

Mohammed Taoheed, Miracle Akubuo February 18, 2025 1

Da’awa: Wani labari a Facebook na da’awar wai shugaba Donald Trump na Amurka ba bayar da umurnin...

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Shin Majalisar Dokoki ta kasa za ta iya kirkirar jiha ita kadai?

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Shin Majalisar Dokoki ta kasa za ta iya kirkirar jiha ita kadai?

Mohammed Taoheed, Ukashatu Ibrahim Wakili February 18, 2025 0

Gabatarwa A ‘yan kwanakin nan labarin yiwuwar kirkiro jihohi ya bulla tare da daukar hankulan jama’a inda...

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Kalmomin Najeriya 20 na daga cikin kalmomin da aka kara a kamus na turanci wato Oxford English Dictionary 

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Kalmomin Najeriya 20 na daga cikin kalmomin da aka kara a kamus na turanci wato Oxford English Dictionary 

Mohammed Taoheed February 15, 2025 0

Cikakken bayani Tun asaki da ma Turawa aro kalmomi suke yi daga wasu harsuna. Dan haka ganin...

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Facebook claim Trump orders sale of African leaders’ properties, children’s deportation, false

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Facebook claim Trump orders sale of African leaders’ properties, children’s deportation, false

Mohammed Taoheed, Miracle Akubuo February 11, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims that President Donald Trump of the United States of America has ordered...

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Video showing people scampering for food unrelated to Nigeria

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Video showing people scampering for food unrelated to Nigeria

Mohammed Taoheed January 31, 2025 0

Claim: An Instagram user posted a now-deleted video allegedly showing Nigerians scampering around for food off a...

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Oxford English Dictionary adds 20 Nigerian words to its recent update

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Oxford English Dictionary adds 20 Nigerian words to its recent update

Mohammed Taoheed January 21, 2025 1

Full Text  From time immemorial, the English have borrowed words from other languages. Hence, seeing a French...

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IFCN Director reacts to Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking in the US

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IFCN Director reacts to Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking in the US

Mohammed Taoheed January 7, 2025 0

The Director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Holan,  has reacted to Meta’s decision to halt...

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X user’s claim H-1B visa slots capped at 750,000 per year, false

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X user’s claim H-1B visa slots capped at 750,000 per year, false

Mohammed Taoheed January 7, 2025 0

Claim: An X user asserted that the approval rate for the H-1B programme, a United States visa,...

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5 security claims that rocked 2024

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5 security claims that rocked 2024

Mohammed Taoheed December 30, 2024 0

Full Text Insecurity has, over the years, risen to be a serious plague facing Nigeria. From the...

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