President Biden’s speech on US’ COVID-19 plans slanted

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President Biden’s speech on US’ COVID-19 plans slanted

Silas Jonathan January 27, 2021 0

Claim: A 13 seconds video shared on Twitter by Disclose. tv claims that President Biden said “there...

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Farmers/herders crisis: Old letter by Alaafin of Oyo recirculated as a recent message to Buhari

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Farmers/herders crisis: Old letter by Alaafin of Oyo recirculated as a recent message to Buhari

Lois Ugbede January 25, 2021 0

Claim: A report by the Peoples Gazette claims the Alaafin of Oyo wrote the President on the...

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Why Conspiracy Theories Can Be As Misleading As They Are Convincing

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Why Conspiracy Theories Can Be As Misleading As They Are Convincing

Kunle Adebajo January 25, 2021 1

The spread of the new coronavirus variant and the panic it has created have led to the...

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True! Disproportionate use of this ingredient in hair dye can make your head, face swell

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True! Disproportionate use of this ingredient in hair dye can make your head, face swell

Ifedayo Ogunyemi January 25, 2021 0

CLAIM 1: P-phenylenediamine (PPD) in hair dye causes head swelling. P-phenylenediamine causes irritation and head swelling. P-phenylenediamine...

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Video claiming COVID-19 vaccines weaponised to depopulate the world, eliminate Africans false

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Video claiming COVID-19 vaccines weaponised to depopulate the world, eliminate Africans false

Lois Ugbede January 22, 2021 7

Claim: A viral video clip claims vaccines are targeted at eliminating Africans. The claim that vaccines are...

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International Fact-Checking Network nominated for Nobel Prize

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International Fact-Checking Network nominated for Nobel Prize

Dubawa January 22, 2021 0

By the International Fact-Checking Network The International Fact-Checking Network, housed at the non-profit Poynter Institute for Media...

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How True is Claim Anambra Owes over ₦200bn Debt?

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How True is Claim Anambra Owes over ₦200bn Debt?

Nurudeen Lawal January 22, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter user, Nnamdi Chife (@NnamdiChife), claimed in a tweet that Anambra state is owing “a...

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Claim that FG is offering N10,500 weekly as COVID-19 second wave grant is a fraudulent

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Claim that FG is offering N10,500 weekly as COVID-19 second wave grant is a fraudulent

Silas Jonathan January 20, 2021 10

Claim: a certain web-based message going round on WhatsApp claims that the Federal Government is offering  N10,500...

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Old, Foreign Photos Recycled As Recent Military Raid Of Terrorist Camp

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Old, Foreign Photos Recycled As Recent Military Raid Of Terrorist Camp

Kunle Adebajo January 19, 2021 0

Claim: The Nigerian military recently raided an enclave of Boko Haram terrorists inside the Sambisa Forest, seizing...

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How true is claim Nigerian Vice-Chancellor urged female students to “go and marry”?

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How true is claim Nigerian Vice-Chancellor urged female students to “go and marry”?

Silas Jonathan January 19, 2021 0

Claim: a viral WhatsApp message claims that the Registrar, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), advised that female...

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