Misleading! Viral video shows Somali security forces, not Nigerian bandits

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Misleading! Viral video shows Somali security forces, not Nigerian bandits

Muhammad Jamil Ibrahim June 16, 2026 1

Claim: A TikTok user shared a video showing dozens of armed men aboard an aircraft, claiming they...

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Karya ce! Bidiyon da ya shuhura na Cristiano Ronaldo da Georgina Rodriguez a Kaaba, an kirkiro ne da fasahar AI dan yaudarar jama’a

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Karya ce! Bidiyon da ya shuhura na Cristiano Ronaldo da Georgina Rodriguez a Kaaba, an kirkiro ne da fasahar AI dan yaudarar jama’a

Dawda Baldeh June 16, 2026 1

Da’awa: Wani bidiyon da ya shuhura wanda aka wallafa a shafin Threads ta Facebook na shahararren dan...

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Misleading image used to portray 52 persons murdered in Sokoto

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Misleading image used to portray 52 persons murdered in Sokoto

Yunusa Umar June 15, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user, @Yusuf Maishanu Mayanchi, posted an image of lifeless bodies claiming that bandits murdered...

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Dino Melaye ya yi amfani da hoton AI wajen ikirarin cewa ƴan bindiga sun dawo da gawar Janar Rabe

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Dino Melaye ya yi amfani da hoton AI wajen ikirarin cewa ƴan bindiga sun dawo da gawar Janar Rabe

Ukashatu Wakili June 15, 2026 2

Da’awa: Tsohon Sanatan Nijeriya, Dino Melaye, ya wallafa wani hoto yana ikirarin cewa ƴan bindiga dauke da...

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Nigeria’s viral diplomatic response to  Liberia’s letter of complaint was “fake’

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Nigeria’s viral diplomatic response to  Liberia’s letter of complaint was “fake’

Jackson C. Clay Jr., Nukanah Kollie June 15, 2026 1

Claim: Former Montserrado County Representative, Acarous Mose Grey shares a viral, controversial letter purported to have been...

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Viral video Sokoto prison break, false 

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Viral video Sokoto prison break, false 

Rejoice Taddy June 15, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user alleged that terrorists escaped from Sokoto prison after other terrorists allegedly blew up...

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Dino Melaye used AI images claim General Rabe’s body returned by bandits 

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Dino Melaye used AI images claim General Rabe’s body returned by bandits 

Ukashatu Wakili June 15, 2026 1

Claim: Former Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye shared an image claiming armed bandits returned retired Major General Rabe...

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False! Sierra Leone journalist Sheku Muctarr Kamara, alive

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False! Sierra Leone journalist Sheku Muctarr Kamara, alive

Usman Fambuleh June 14, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user, Charlie Muctarr, announced the death  of a popular journalist, Sheku Muctarr Kamara, describing...

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No evidence Liberia’s ambassador to Nigeria has been recalled 

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No evidence Liberia’s ambassador to Nigeria has been recalled 

Laymah Kollie June 14, 2026 1

Claim: Former Representative Acarus Moses Gray posted on Facebook that Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria has been recalled. ...

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Round-Up: Oyo kidnap claims, AI videos, top claims fact-checked last week

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Round-Up: Oyo kidnap claims, AI videos, top claims fact-checked last week

Sunday Awosoro June 14, 2026 1

The second week of June 2026 was dominated by misinformation tied to the Oyo State school kidnapping,...

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