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Would taking COVID-19 vaccine reduce your lifespan? No! covid vaccine black

Would taking COVID-19 vaccine reduce your lifespan? No!

Lois Ugbede April 29, 2021

Claim: According to a viral WhatsApp message, the COVID-19 vaccine shortens your life span and leads to...

No evidence Igbariam/Akwuzu killings were perpetrated by Fulanis as claimed on Twitter Igbariam Akwuzu killings FULANI IPOB

No evidence Igbariam/Akwuzu killings were perpetrated by Fulanis as claimed on Twitter

Lateef Sanni, Lois Ugbede April 29, 2021

Claim: A Twitter post claims killings at Igbariam/Akwuzu were carried out by Fulani men Although it has...

In medicine, effectiveness is not the same as efficacy. Here’s what you need to know

Lois Ugbede April 26, 2021

Have you ever heard the words efficacy and effectiveness being used interchangeably? You probably have used them...

The FactChecker weekly newsletter

The FactChecker

Dubawa April 26, 2021

A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the aspects of truth and falsehood in recent...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship Dubawa-e1594194230485

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship

Dubawa April 23, 2021

KWAME KARIKARI FACT-CHECKING AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2021

Nigeria parliament fooled by satire website’s frivolous claim on penis export to China nigerian parliament

Nigeria parliament fooled by satire website’s frivolous claim on penis export to China

Silas Jonathan April 23, 2021

A claim that recently went viral, suggesting that over 7,200 human penises were seized from a Nigerian...

Video purportedly showing Chadians crossing Ngueli bridge into Cameroon geo-located false

Roselena Ahiable April 22, 2021

Claim: Video showing people crossing the Ngueli bridge in Chad into Cameroon. The bridge in the video...

Viral video of soldiers flogging suspected bandits filmed in Zamfara, not along the Ife-Ibadan road

Silas Jonathan April 21, 2021

Claim: a viral video making rounds on social media claims that soldiers have arrested and flogged ‘Fulani...

You can be on the US Watchlist and not be aware. Here’s how and why WATCHLIST USA FBI NSA DHS

You can be on the US Watchlist and not be aware. Here’s how and why

Uchenna Igwe April 19, 2021

What if you ended up on the US watchlist – the US Terrorists Screening Database? Reports say...

Can excessive bathing be harmful to your body? Here’s what experts say bath shower (2)

Can excessive bathing be harmful to your body? Here’s what experts say

Lois Ugbede April 19, 2021

Claim: The screenshot of a report by Mail Online makes several claims about showering. These claims are...

Dubawa

Would taking COVID-19 vaccine reduce your lifespan? No!

No evidence Igbariam/Akwuzu killings were perpetrated by Fulanis as claimed on Twitter

In medicine, effectiveness is not the same as efficacy. Here’s what you need to know

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship

Nigeria parliament fooled by satire website’s frivolous claim on penis export to China

Video purportedly showing Chadians crossing Ngueli bridge into Cameroon geo-located false

Viral video of soldiers flogging suspected bandits filmed in Zamfara, not along the Ife-Ibadan road

You can be on the US Watchlist and not be aware. Here’s how and why

Can excessive bathing be harmful to your body? Here’s what experts say

Economy

Misleading! Goodluck Jonathan has not declared interest in 2027 Presidency

Weekly Round-Up: Five trending claims DUBAWA verified this week

What you need to know about 2026 supplementary voter registration in Gambia

DUBAWA, DAIDAC’s 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT fellowship commence with 13 journalists