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DUBAWA ex-fellow, five others win CAPPA Trans Fat Journalism Fellowship

One of DUBAWA’s 2021 fact-checking fellow, Dare Akogun, has been announced as one of the winners of the Trans Fat…

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Newsletters & Updates

Five Recirculated Media Used Falsely In The Ongoing Russia/Ukraine Crisis

Old Picture Of Palestinian Girl Shared To Depict Russia-Ukraine Conflict A Facebook post has claimed that an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl…

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Senegal

Deux quotidiens sénégalais illustrent une récente manifestation contre l’homosexualité avec une image de 2021

FAIT : Le 24 mai 2025, les quotidiens sénégalais Les Échos et L’As ont tous deux mis en Une, une…

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Fact Check

False! Mount, not captain of Manchester United, for next season

Claim: A Facebook page called Red Devils Glory claimed that Mason Mount has been named the captain of Manchester United…

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Fact Check

Did City Court deny ex-Speaker Koffa and others bail?

Claim: Bryon Bryon, a staff member in the office of Ex-Speaker Fonati Koffa, took to Facebook claiming that Koffa and…

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Liberia

False! Liberia is not an African nation with the longest warning for illegal fishing

 Claim: The Acting Director General of the National Fishery and Aquaculture Authority of Liberia J. Cyrus Saygbe claimed in a…

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Fact Check

False! No evidence proves that LAJ met with Burkina Faso’s Transitional President

Claim: A viral social media post claims that Sierra Leonean rapper King Boss LAJ met with Burkina Faso’s transitional President…

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Côte d'Ivoire

Aucune évasion de terroristes n’a été signalée à la brigade de gendarmerie de Téhini, dans le nord-est ivoirien

FAIT : Dans une publication sur X, un compte dénommé Zone presse qui comptabilise plus de 669 000 abonnés, a publié…

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Senegal

Sénégal : une plainte déposée contre la filiale de la SENELEC, au Congo-Brazzaville

FAIT : Depuis fin mai 2025, plusieurs médias congolais et sénégalais ont rapporté qu’une plainte pour escroquerie aurait été déposée…

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Yoruba

Òdodo ọ̀rọ̀! Àmujù omi le fa ikú eniyan

Ahesọ: Olumulo kan lori ikanni abeyefo @fact sọ wipe ti eniyan ba mu omi amuju, o le la ẹmi lọ.…

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Fact Check

Facebook page deletes VDM’s EFCC mugshot after DUBAWA’s fact check

Jerry Wife TV, a Facebook blog, has removed a post containing a viral EFCC mugshot of Martins Otse, also known…

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Fact Check

Spurious AI footage featuring Kayla Megwa used to promote gambling platform

Claim: A Facebook account shared a video showing Kayla Megwa, a journalist, endorsing a get-rich-quick gambling platform exclusive to Nigerians. …

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