Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

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Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: That ASUU and federal government meeting ended in an altercation, and ASUU chairman, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi,...

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Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

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Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: The Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Majesty, Elizabeth II wrote a condolence letter to...

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Are 63% of young Nigerians jobless or underemployed as claimed recently?

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Are 63% of young Nigerians jobless or underemployed as claimed recently?

Francis Arinze Iloani October 27, 2020 0

Claim: A twitter user, Ian Bremmer, claims that 63 percent  of Nigerians under 30 are jobless or...

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#EndSARS: The Trend And Threat Of Fake Social Media Accounts

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#EndSARS: The Trend And Threat Of Fake Social Media Accounts

Kunle Adebajo October 27, 2020 0

There are 33 million active monthly users of Facebook in Nigeria. There are also many millions of...

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Nigerian Judges and Car Gifts: Constitutional or Entitlements?

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Nigerian Judges and Car Gifts: Constitutional or Entitlements?

Alao Abiodun October 26, 2020 0

In what appears to be a trend across states in Nigeria, judges have constantly been gifted cars...

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#WhereisBuhari: Again, social media claim Nigeria’s president is dead, with ‘evidence’

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#WhereisBuhari: Again, social media claim Nigeria’s president is dead, with ‘evidence’

Silas Jonathan October 26, 2020 0

The #EndSARS protests in Nigeria will, beyond any skepticism, remain a  significant episode in the chronology of...

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Research: Mapping the relationship between newsrooms and factchecking organizations

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Research: Mapping the relationship between newsrooms and factchecking organizations

Dubawa October 26, 2020 0

By Raji Rasaki There is little or no debate as to whether information disorder has become endemic...

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#EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze?

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#EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze?

Michelle Agoh October 24, 2020 0

Claim: TVC news as well as other social media users had reported that the Adekunle Police Station...

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Is it true that prolonged exposure to the sun can cause Malaria?

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Is it true that prolonged exposure to the sun can cause Malaria?

Atinuke Seun-Ige October 24, 2020 0

Claim: According to a study undertaken in 30 locations by the Côte d’Ivoire Red Cross in December...

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A Six-year Mapping of Fact-Checks Shows Growing Partnership Between Newsrooms and Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria

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A Six-year Mapping of Fact-Checks Shows Growing Partnership Between Newsrooms and Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria

Raji Rasaki October 24, 2020 0

Abstract Concerns have been raised over the capacity of fact-checkers to contain a barrage of fake contents...

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