IFCN opens legal defense fund to fact-checkers

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IFCN opens legal defense fund to fact-checkers

Muktar Balogun September 1, 2022 0

Enock Nyariki, the Community and Impact manager of The International Fact-Checking Network noted that an 11-member selection...

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Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

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Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

Fayia J. Moseray August 31, 2022 0

The Sierra Leone president, Julius Maada Bio, as well as the security forces have vowed to investigate...

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Is Lagos the third largest economy in Africa as Shettima claims?

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Is Lagos the third largest economy in Africa as Shettima claims?

Muktar Balogun August 30, 2022 0

Candidates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Labour Congress (LP), Peter Obi and Kashim Shettima,...

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 1

Claim: A Facebook user claims babies can be grown in a bag.  Babies cannot be grown in...

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message and image links HIV to COVID-19 and smallpox vaccines Our findings show...

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Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

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Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

Fayia J. Moseray August 26, 2022 0

Freetown is mourning after a violent protest left dozens dead with many more injured and properties destroyed. ...

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Video shot in Ghana used to depict support for Atiku

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Video shot in Ghana used to depict support for Atiku

Sunday Awosoro August 26, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims youth in Adamawa State burnt brooms to show their support for Atiku...

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Netiv Halev takes down Alexandra’s video on website after DUBAWA’s investigation

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Netiv Halev takes down Alexandra’s video on website after DUBAWA’s investigation

Silas Jonathan August 23, 2022 0

After DUBAWA’s investigation into the sophisticated chain of scams that used a 9-year-old girl as bait, the...

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Five Scholarship-Related Scams You Should Read

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Five Scholarship-Related Scams You Should Read

Dubawa August 22, 2022 0

A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today’s...

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2023 ELECTION: OPEN LETTER TO ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS

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2023 ELECTION: OPEN LETTER TO ALL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS

Dubawa August 22, 2022 0

The election season is here, and the narratives are building up around candidates, political parties, and issues. ...

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