Fact Check
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LNBA president only contested in 2017 elections, not 2023 elections.
Claim: Multiple Facebook users have claimed that the president of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah…
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Nigeria’s GDP per capita data: Unravelling the truth in Adesina, Onanuga contradicting claims
Full Text A recent public disagreement between Bayo Onanuga, Nigeria’s presidential spokesperson, and Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development…
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Claim world leaders die after meeting with President Zelenskyy, unsubstantiated
Claim: An X user shared a collage of pictures of world leaders alleged to have died after shaking hands with…
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Aṣinilọna ni ìròyìn pe alaga àjọ elétò ìdìbò INEC tọrọ aforiji fun ifọwọyi èsì ìbò
Aheso: Express, ojú òpó kan lórí ikanni ibaraeniṣọrẹ, Facebook gbe ahesọ pe alaga àjọ eleto ìdìbò INEC, Mahmood Yakubu ti…
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Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!
Claim: X user shared an image depicting the Ooni of Ife pouring libation on a head while calling for his…
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Footage used to depict Abuja road network traced to Canada
Claim: Multiple X accounts shared a video claiming it shows an Abuja road network. Verdict: False! Our findings reveal that…
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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video
Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook claims that an electric vehicle (EV) battery caught fire inside an…
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Wrong image of suspect arrested for arms smuggling in Nigeria
Claim: A Sierra Leonean blog, The African Dream, alleges that a British Army Officer has been arrested in Nigeria for…
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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest
Claim: A Facebook post claimed President Bola Tinubu ordered the suspension of Ola Olukoyede, chairperson of the Economic and Financial…
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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo
In recent years, social media platforms have become battlegrounds for misinformation, hate speech, and ethnic intolerance. X, in particular, has…
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