Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020

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Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020

Lateef Sanni January 4, 2021 0

Fake news has gradually evolved to settle as a force that can’t be completely ruled out so...

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Comirnaty: All you need to know about the WHO’s only recommended COVID-19 vaccine

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Comirnaty: All you need to know about the WHO’s only recommended COVID-19 vaccine

Lois Ugbede January 4, 2021 1

About a year after the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the search to understand and curb the virus...

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Is it true Cervical Cancer screenings and treatments can cause infertility?

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Is it true Cervical Cancer screenings and treatments can cause infertility?

Atinuke Seun-Ige December 31, 2020 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message shows the fear some people have concerning Cervical Cancer screening becoming a...

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How true is the claim that €500,000 COVID-19 fraud was traced to Nigeria by Interpol?

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How true is the claim that €500,000 COVID-19 fraud was traced to Nigeria by Interpol?

Lois Ugbede December 31, 2020 0

CLAIM: News reports by Kakaaki News, Sahara Reporters, Punch, and some other media outlets have it that...

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Fact-Checking Researchers’ Contributions to the Literature of Information Disorder Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Dubawa Example

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Fact-Checking Researchers’ Contributions to the Literature of Information Disorder Ecosystem in Nigeria: The Dubawa Example

Raji Rasaki December 29, 2020 0

Abstract  Experts have decried the dearth of evidence-based research around the information disorder ecosystem in Nigeria. As...

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Taking raw eggs with milk – or anything – not healthy for humans

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Taking raw eggs with milk – or anything – not healthy for humans

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi December 28, 2020 0

Claim: Intake of fresh egg as energy and blood booster No scientific findings indicate that intake of...

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Heathrow Airport doesn’t record more passengers than African airports combined

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Heathrow Airport doesn’t record more passengers than African airports combined

Francis Arinze Iloani December 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: A twitter user, Babashola Kuti (@RealSolaKuti), claimed that Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom records more...

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Examining National Orientation Agency’s Engagement with Its Digital Community in Combating “Fake News” Online

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Examining National Orientation Agency’s Engagement with Its Digital Community in Combating “Fake News” Online

Raji Rasaki December 28, 2020 1

Abstract Nigerian government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to the threat of misinformation and disinformation in recent...

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COVID-19 VACCINE DOES NOT LEAD TO PENIS ENLARGEMENT

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COVID-19 VACCINE DOES NOT LEAD TO PENIS ENLARGEMENT

Alie Tarawally December 24, 2020 0

CLAIM: A photo circulating and rumours making rounds suggest that the COVID-19 vaccine leads to Penis Enlargement....

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What you need to know about the new, deadlier variant of COVID-19 now found in Nigeria

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What you need to know about the new, deadlier variant of COVID-19 now found in Nigeria

Lois Ugbede December 24, 2020 0

Nigeria, like the United Kingdom (UK) and other European countries is currently experiencing a new surge in...

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