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False! Oyo abducted teachers, students not released

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False! Oyo abducted teachers, students not released

Juliet Buna June 4, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook page of Oyo State claimed that the abducted students and teachers in Oyo State...

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Viral claim China will control Sierra Leone’s Printing Press misleading

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Viral claim China will control Sierra Leone’s Printing Press misleading

Davida Spaine Solomon June 4, 2026 0

Claim: A viral Facebook post claims that China has invested US$5 million in Sierra Leone’s Government Printing...

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Viral video of children unrelated to Oyo school abduction

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Viral video of children unrelated to Oyo school abduction

Juliet Buna June 4, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Omooba of Lagos, shared a video of children lying on the floor while...

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False! Ex-army chief breached GAF’s credit union policy in securing D1m loan for wife

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False! Ex-army chief breached GAF’s credit union policy in securing D1m loan for wife

Dawda Baldeh June 3, 2026 0

Claim: The National Association of Cooperative Credit Unions of The Gambia (NACCUG) says a D1 million loan...

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Image of patient on drip in open vehicle, not from Nigeria

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Image of patient on drip in open vehicle, not from Nigeria

Mariam Ileyemi June 3, 2026 0

Claim: Social media users shared an image of a patient receiving a drip in the back of...

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Ọ̀nà ti ẹ̀rọ àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ Telegram, àti ìròyìn ofege ṣe n satileyin iṣẹ́ aṣéwó ni orile-ede Naijiria

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Ọ̀nà ti ẹ̀rọ àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ Telegram, àti ìròyìn ofege ṣe n satileyin iṣẹ́ aṣéwó ni orile-ede Naijiria

Simbiat Bakare June 3, 2026 0

Ọjọ́ rọ̀ ni mo ṣ’abapade arabinrin Shola, ọmọ ọdún mẹrindinlọgbọn, o ṣẹṣẹ de ile itura olokiki kan...

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Verifying viral odd claims about hantavirus on social media

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Verifying viral odd claims about hantavirus on social media

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 2, 2026 0

Full Text Discussions on public health issues thrive on social media platforms, and with the infodemic that...

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Facebook user deletes post on scorpion sting venom after DUBAWA’s fact-check

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Facebook user deletes post on scorpion sting venom after DUBAWA’s fact-check

Emmanuel Oluwadola June 2, 2026 0

A Facebook user, Phil Mutang, has deleted a post that claims paracetamol can cure a scorpion sting...

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False! 2022 video used to portray Lagos invasion

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False! 2022 video used to portray Lagos invasion

Juliet Buna June 2, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Sule Emmanuel Segun, shared a video alleging that suspected herdsmen were arrested in...

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False! Cristiano Ronaldo did not give his Al Nassr teammates Rolls-Royce

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False! Cristiano Ronaldo did not give his Al Nassr teammates Rolls-Royce

Mohamed Dauda kamara May 29, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook Page, Football Mondial, claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo had gifted Rolls-Royces to his Al Nassr...

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