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Continuous voter registration ends in June, not March as claimed in this tweet

Lois Ugbede February 4, 2022

Claim: A Twitter user claims the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will end March 22. The claim is...

Xenophobia: Claim Nigerians expelled foreign traders false Xenophobia Claim Nigerians expelled foreign traders false

Xenophobia: Claim Nigerians expelled foreign traders false

Silas Jonathan January 31, 2022

Claim: A Twitter user shared a video alleging that Nigeria is chasing away foreign investors from the...

NYSC not holding January 2022 allowance of corps members

Sodiq Ojuroungbe January 27, 2022

Claim: A post, widely circulated on WhatsApp, suggests that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has put...

Does Nigeria have world’s largest rice pyramids as claimed by Bashir Ahmad? Does Nigeria have worlds largest rice pyramids as claimed by Bashir Ahmad

Does Nigeria have world’s largest rice pyramids as claimed by Bashir Ahmad?

Lois Ugbede January 26, 2022

Rice, also known as Oryza sativa, is an edible starchy cereal grain that is either prepared by...

The Sierra Leone football team did not travel by boat to Cameroon for #AFCON2021 as claimed by Football World

Alie Tarawally January 21, 2022

Claim: A popular Facebook page named Football World claimed that the Sierra Leone national team arrived in...

Experts say consumption of zobo can lead to miscarriage Experts say the consumption of zobo can lead to miscarriage

Experts say consumption of zobo can lead to miscarriage

Lois Ugbede January 19, 2022

Claim: A health influencer claims drinking zobo (Hibiscus sabdariffa) leads to miscarriage. The consumption of hibiscus sabdariffa,...

Is it true all former Oyo governors died at 71? is it true that ll former Oyo State governors died at 71

Is it true all former Oyo governors died at 71?

Michael Olatunbosun January 17, 2022

Claim: A social media post recently claimed that past Oyo State Governors died at 71. The claim...

Artificially created Garuda Indonesia landing footage recirculated to exaggerate recent accident

Lateef Sanni, Silas Jonathan January 14, 2022

On January 5th 2022, a Caspian Airline aircraft reportedly lost control of its main gear and was...

Is UCJ Unilorin the oldest campus news outlet in Nigeria?

Uchenna Igwe January 10, 2022

Claim: The Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) at the University of Ilorin (UCJ UNILORIN) is the oldest...

Booster jabs make cases worse, vaccines don’t work, other COVID-19 claims fact-checked

Lois Ugbede December 10, 2021

After the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered, there have been amid other concerns, amid concerns that...

Continuous voter registration ends in June, not March as claimed in this tweet

Xenophobia: Claim Nigerians expelled foreign traders false

NYSC not holding January 2022 allowance of corps members

Does Nigeria have world’s largest rice pyramids as claimed by Bashir Ahmad?

The Sierra Leone football team did not travel by boat to Cameroon for #AFCON2021 as claimed by Football World

Experts say consumption of zobo can lead to miscarriage

Is it true all former Oyo governors died at 71?

Artificially created Garuda Indonesia landing footage recirculated to exaggerate recent accident

Is UCJ Unilorin the oldest campus news outlet in Nigeria?

Booster jabs make cases worse, vaccines don’t work, other COVID-19 claims fact-checked

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Video of bandits torturing Oyo kidnapped students, old and unrelated

Video of Nigerians assaulting South Africans from DR Congo, false

False! Peter Obi did not win NDC’s presidential ticket

False! Paracetamol does not cure scorpion sting venom