Do children need added sugar for brain development?

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Do children need added sugar for brain development?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 5, 2025 0

Claim: Children need added sugar for adequate growth and brain development. Verdict: Misleading! Studies and experts explained...

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GistReel updates report after DUBAWA’s fact check

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GistReel updates report after DUBAWA’s fact check

Mohammed Taoheed May 4, 2025 0

GistReel, an online news publication, has updated its report, claiming that a chief magistrate court in Sokoto...

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Round-Up: Pope’s death, Plateau crisis, other major claims fact-checked this week

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Round-Up: Pope’s death, Plateau crisis, other major claims fact-checked this week

Cole Praise May 4, 2025 0

As people continue to share mis- and disinformation across all social media platforms, DUBAWA verified several public...

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False! Bo Rangers did not reject European offer for midfield star Ibrahim Turay 

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False! Bo Rangers did not reject European offer for midfield star Ibrahim Turay 

Usman Fambuleh May 3, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user named IzziBen alleges that the Bo Rangers Football Club rejected an offer from...

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

Ayoba FAYE May 3, 2025 0

FAIT : Le 23 avril 2025, un internaute qui a pour pseudonyme “FinaLaPatriote” a publié une courte...

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Faux, le Mali n’a jamais acquis d’avions de chasse russes Su-35

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Faux, le Mali n’a jamais acquis d’avions de chasse russes Su-35

Hubert-Armand Assin May 3, 2025 0

FAIT : Une publication TikTok diffusée sur les réseaux sociaux fait croire que le Mali aurait récemment...

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

Miracle Akubuo May 3, 2025 1

On July 26, 2024, an X account @NoNonsensezone uploaded a video showing President Bola Tinubu in a...

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

Amarachi Onwuzulike May 3, 2025 0

Full Text  On April 8, 2025, a young woman named Linda reignited conversations about breast ironing, a...

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DUBAWA, DAIDAC selects 40 journalists for its Kwame Karikari 2025 Fact-checking and OSINT Fellowship

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DUBAWA, DAIDAC selects 40 journalists for its Kwame Karikari 2025 Fact-checking and OSINT Fellowship

Cole Praise May 2, 2025 0

DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC) have trained 40 selected...

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False! AFRICOM hasn’t issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso’s president

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False! AFRICOM hasn’t issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso’s president

Patrick Samura May 2, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Sierra Gist TV, claimed that the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has issued...

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