Picture of Ebuka wearing Tinubu’s signature cap, doctored

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Picture of Ebuka wearing Tinubu’s signature cap, doctored

Ogar Monday February 22, 2023 0

Claim: An alleged picture of Ebuka Uchendu, a popular TV host putting on the Tinubu signature cap...

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Festus Keyamo shares misleading pictures of APC rally in Sokoto

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Festus Keyamo shares misleading pictures of APC rally in Sokoto

Ogar Monday February 22, 2023 0

Claim: Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential campaign council, posted an image on Twitter, claiming...

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EFCC debunks false report purporting First Bank MD’s arrest

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EFCC debunks false report purporting First Bank MD’s arrest

Lademi Aborisade February 22, 2023 0

Claim: A viral screenshot asserts that the EFCC arrested the Managing Director of First Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo,...

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CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes

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CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 22, 2023 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) debunked a viral press release claiming that the apex bank directed...

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FACT-CHECK: Did Kano Islamic preacher describe killings of southern Kaduna Christians as “taming the infidels”?

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FACT-CHECK: Did Kano Islamic preacher describe killings of southern Kaduna Christians as “taming the infidels”?

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 21, 2023 0

CLAIM: Earlier this year, a viral tweet stated that a northern Imam, Muhammad Bin Uthman, refers to...

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ANALYSIS: Five propaganda strategies politicians deploy during elections

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ANALYSIS: Five propaganda strategies politicians deploy during elections

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 21, 2023 0

Politics is a game of persuasion; it is the psychological warfare of winning people’s hearts to do...

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ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria

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ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 21, 2023 0

In 2014, an online newspaper publishing fake news and hoaxes was established in Los Angeles, United States....

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Is aphelion responsible for changes in Nigeria’s weather conditions?

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Is aphelion responsible for changes in Nigeria’s weather conditions?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 21, 2023 0

Claim: A viral post claims aphelion is responsible for changes in weather conditions. Verdict: False! The earth’s...

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Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

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Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

Phillip Anjorin February 21, 2023 0

All hands are on deck as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to conduct another general...

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A typology and distribution analysis of information disorder on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

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A typology and distribution analysis of information disorder on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

Dubawa February 21, 2023 0

By Kemi Busari and Silas Jonathan            Abstract The study analysed claims about the 2023 general elections extracted...

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