False! LAJ is not wanted by Sierra Leone police

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False! LAJ is not wanted by Sierra Leone police

Patrick Samura May 28, 2026 0

Claim: A viral social media post shared by a Facebook page named “GAS.P” claims that popular hip-hop...

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Video of bandits torturing Oyo kidnapped students, old and unrelated 

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Video of bandits torturing Oyo kidnapped students, old and unrelated 

Sunday Awosoro May 28, 2026 0

Claim: Social media users shared a video showing bandits torturing the students recently kidnapped in Oyo State....

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Video of Nigerians assaulting South Africans from DR Congo, false

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Video of Nigerians assaulting South Africans from DR Congo, false

Cole Praise May 28, 2026 0

Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that it shows Nigerians attacking South Africans. Verdict: False....

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False! Peter Obi did not win NDC’s presidential ticket 

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False! Peter Obi did not win NDC’s presidential ticket 

Sunday Awosoro May 28, 2026 0

Claim: Social media users claimed that Peter Obi has clinched the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential ticket...

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False! Paracetamol does not cure scorpion sting venom

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False! Paracetamol does not cure scorpion sting venom

Emmanuel Oluwadola May 28, 2026 1

Claim: A viral Facebook post claims that paracetamol can cure a scorpion sting. Verdict: False! While paracetamol...

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Karya ce! Ganyen gwaiba da Ganyen Tsauri (lemongrass) basa maganin cutar sanyi mai nasaba da jima’i

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Karya ce! Ganyen gwaiba da Ganyen Tsauri (lemongrass) basa maganin cutar sanyi mai nasaba da jima’i

Rejoice Taddy May 27, 2026 0

Da’awa: A wani bidiyo da ya bazu kamar wutar daji yayi da’awa cewa shan tsimi na jikon...

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Mako a Takaice: Da’awa Biyar da ta fi Daukar Hankali da DUBAWA ta Tantance a Wannan Mako

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Mako a Takaice: Da’awa Biyar da ta fi Daukar Hankali da DUBAWA ta Tantance a Wannan Mako

Dubawa May 27, 2026 0

Yayin da labaran da ba haka suke ba ke kara yawo a shafukan sada zumunta, tsofaffin bidiyo...

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Viral Sierra Leone Benguma military base photoshopped

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Viral Sierra Leone Benguma military base photoshopped

Usman Fambuleh May 26, 2026 0

Claim: A viral image circulating on social media claims to show a military base in Benguma, Sierra...

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False! Photo of Establish meeting Tiwa Savage, Simi, AI-generated

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False! Photo of Establish meeting Tiwa Savage, Simi, AI-generated

Patrick Samura May 26, 2026 0

Claim: A viral Facebook post on the “Schoole Papie” page claims that popular Sierra Leonean social media...

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False! The Gambia has closed media houses after 2017

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False! The Gambia has closed media houses after 2017

Dawda Baldeh May 25, 2026 0

Claim: State Counsel Alieu Gibba claims that since 2017, no media house has been arbitrarily shut down...

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