Fact Check
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Old video recirculated to portray Olubadan endorsing Peter Obi
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming the Olubadan of Ibadan declared Peter Obi the new president of Nigeria. …
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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week
As misinformation continues to influence public discussion online, DUBAWA intensifies its work to hold together the shrinking integrity of information.…
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Viral TikTok videos promising users money are AI-generated
Claim: Videos circulating in local languages on TikTok suggest that users will get financial rewards if they click on advertised…
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Would adding lemon, sugar to sanitary pads prevent infection?
Claim: A Facebook user, Promise Mgbeosoro, posted a video claiming that adding lemon and sugar to a sanitary pad before…
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Video linking Obi, Nigeria’s government to investment platform, AfriQuantum X, false
Claim: A video on Facebook alleges that Peter Obi, a former Nigerian presidential candidate, and the Nigerian government endorsed AfriQuantumX,…
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Surrogacy: Àwọn alagbabi ṣ’alaye bi ìkànnì ibaraẹniṣọrẹ, ìròyìn ofege ati àìlòfin ṣe ṣ’àkóbá fun wọn
Ní ìgbà tí arabinrin Temitope Afolabi rii wípé ọkọ rẹ̀ le ṣ’ẹwọn lórí gbèsè miliọnu mejidinlaadọta náírà, ni o ba…
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How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch
When Temitope Afolabi realised her husband could get imprisoned due to a N48 million debt he incurred from a bad…
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Kano governor misrepresents state’s performance in 2025 NECO results
Claim: Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf claimed Kano State emerged as the best-performing state in the 2025 Senior School Certificate…
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Viral video of South African congregants awaiting Rapture misleading
Claim: Social media users and blogs like lindaikejiblogofficial shared a clip of people waiting on the mountain, claiming South African…
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OlaXash deactivates TikTok account after DUBAWA’s investigation, as EFCC keeps mum
A few days after DUBAWA released an investigation exposing the illicit trade of charms for fraudsters on TikTok, DUBAWA can…
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