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No, Tinubu not getting married, as claimed by viral jingle announcement

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No, Tinubu not getting married, as claimed by viral jingle announcement

Kabir Yusuf February 15, 2023 0

Claim: A Twitter user Ifedolapo Osun – in a viral tweet – shared a video announcement that...

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TRUE! Studies show UV-nail polish dryers increase skin cancer risks

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TRUE! Studies show UV-nail polish dryers increase skin cancer risks

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia February 15, 2023 0

Claim: A viral post on Instagram by The Shaderoom posited that a study revealed links between UV...

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Picture of students sitting on mud blocks in flooded classroom, not from Nigeria

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Picture of students sitting on mud blocks in flooded classroom, not from Nigeria

Silas Jonathan February 15, 2023 0

Claim: A Twitter user shared a picture of a flooded mud classroom alleged to have happened in...

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Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria

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Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria

Silas Jonathan February 14, 2023 1

Claim: Users on WhatsApp share a video of men flogging a young lady as punishment for allegedly...

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Viral photo of Lobi Stars Football Club players at seminar, misleading

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Viral photo of Lobi Stars Football Club players at seminar, misleading

Joseph Omotayo February 13, 2023 0

Claim: A Twitter page, in an attempt to make a sarcastic comparison, alleged that a photo of...

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Video manipulated to show Biden condemning male transgenders

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Video manipulated to show Biden condemning male transgenders

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 13, 2023 0

Claim: A viral video says US president Joe Biden condemned male transgenders, saying they can never be...

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How accurate are Kwankwaso’s figures on Nigeria’s oil production?

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How accurate are Kwankwaso’s figures on Nigeria’s oil production?

Kabir Yusuf February 10, 2023 0

On January 26, 2023, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, spoke at Daily...

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Viral tweets from parody account allege Babangida’s support for Peter Obi

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Viral tweets from parody account allege Babangida’s support for Peter Obi

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 10, 2023 0

Claim: Using the name of Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s former military leader, a Twitter user – in a...

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It is false to suggest rice riot took place in 1980

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• Liberia

It is false to suggest rice riot took place in 1980

Varney Dukuly February 10, 2023 0

Claim: “When the rice took place in 1980, I was only 13 years old,” said President Weah...

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Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

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• The Gambia

Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Dawda Baldeh February 10, 2023 0

Claim: Modou Mbowe, the primary suspect of phone theft in N’Yofelleh village, is a police officer. Verdict:...

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