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Fact Check

No evidence viral video shows Zamfara residents fleeing bandit attack

Abdulsalam Baba Mahmud, Salihu Abdulmumini Bamle · 260 views · Aug 28, 2026

No evidence viral video shows Zamfara residents fleeing bandit attack, recent
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Old video of abducted Kano Police Academy official reshared as recent

Sadiya Abdullahi Yusuf · 261 views · Aug 28, 2026

Old video of abducted Kano Police Academy official reshared as recent
03

 False! Jagaban is not dead

Sierra Leone · Usman Fambuleh · 411 views · Aug 27, 2026

False! Jagaban is not dead
04

False! Civil servants’ salaries have been delayed under Boakai’s administration

Liberia · Lee N. Monjue · 221 views · Aug 27, 2026

False! Civil servants’ salaries have been delayed under Boakai’s administration
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Misleading! Cost of cement bag has not increased to D750 in The Gambia

The Gambia · Yankuba Corr · 463 views · Aug 27, 2026

Misleading! Cost of cement bag has not increased to D750 in The Gambia
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Politics

False! Boakia not booed during Independence Day celebration

Liberia · Jackson C. Clay Jr. · 293 views · Aug 27, 2026

False! Boakia not booed during Independence Day celebration
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Fact Check

Fausse vente aux enchères de plus de 330 motos neuves par la douane burkinabè

Burkina Faso · Konkobo Joëlle Aimée Estelle · 316 views · Aug 27, 2026

Fausse vente aux enchères de plus de 330 motos neuves par la douane burkinabè
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Fact Check

False! Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Nigeria’s breakup

Adeyemi Adekunle · 276 views · Aug 27, 2026

False! Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Nigeria’s breakup
09
Fact Check

Misleading! Video portraying Osun voters’ confrontation with military officers, recycled  

Momodou Janneh · 295 views · Aug 27, 2026

Misleading! Video portraying Osun voters' confrontation with military officers, recycled
10
Fact Check

Viral video of youth beating Sokoto Imam over Muslim-Muslim ticket, misleading

Ukashatu Wakili · 396 views · Aug 27, 2026

Viral video of youth beating Sokoto Imam over Muslim-Muslim ticket, misleading

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