17 academics for Dubawa research, post-doctoral fellowship

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17 academics for Dubawa research, post-doctoral fellowship

Dubawa June 3, 2021 0

Seventeen academics have been selected for the 2021 research fellowship of West Africa’s fact-checking platform, Dubawa. The...

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Prof. Montagnier did not claim all who took COVID-19 Vaccine would Die in Two Years

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Prof. Montagnier did not claim all who took COVID-19 Vaccine would Die in Two Years

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle June 2, 2021 1

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message states that all those who took the COVID-19 vaccine will die in...

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Video depicting attack on Gov. Uzodinma’s convoy shot in Kenya

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Video depicting attack on Gov. Uzodinma’s convoy shot in Kenya

Silas Jonathan June 2, 2021 0

Claim: A viral video claims Governor Uzodinma’s convoy was attacked by unknown gunmen.  The claim that Governor...

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No! TETFUND not offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant

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No! TETFUND not offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant

Faith Adeoye June 1, 2021 0

Claim: A website claims that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is offering Nigerian students N20,000 grant....

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Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

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Viral video depicting Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram from MALI

Uchenna Igwe May 24, 2021 0

CLAIM: A viral video showing bodies of dead soldiers has been passed round as Nigerian soldiers killed...

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Dubawa May 24, 2021 0

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

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Wife of Army Chief Attahiru did not die in air crash as falsely claimed

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Wife of Army Chief Attahiru did not die in air crash as falsely claimed

Uchenna Igwe May 23, 2021 0

Claim: Multiple sources claim that the wife of Nigerian Army chief, Lt-General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in the...

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Early education panacea to growing misinformation – OSIWA’s Executive Director, Osori

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Early education panacea to growing misinformation – OSIWA’s Executive Director, Osori

Lois Ugbede May 21, 2021 0

Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Ayisha Osori, has prescribed early education...

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No evidence Ezekwesili termed Chibok girls’ kidnap plot to tarnish Jonathan’s image

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No evidence Ezekwesili termed Chibok girls’ kidnap plot to tarnish Jonathan’s image

Lois Ugbede May 20, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims Ezekwesiki said the Chibok girls’ kidnap was a conspiracy against Goodluck Jonathan....

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Dubawa kickstarts training for third cohort of fact-checking fellows

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Dubawa kickstarts training for third cohort of fact-checking fellows

Roselena Ahiable, Lois Ugbede May 19, 2021 0

West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has commenced training for its third cohort of  fact-checking fellows....

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