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Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading

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FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia · 143 views · Mar 6, 2023

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Labour Party won 40, not 42, seats at National Assembly

Sunday Awosoro · 89 views · Mar 6, 2023

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No, masturbation does not lead to baldness in men

Ikechukwu Oyemike · 497 views · Mar 3, 2023

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FALSE! Biden has not called for the cancelling of presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition · 71 views · Mar 2, 2023

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LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition · 99 views · Mar 1, 2023

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Joseph Nyumah Boakai deciding to support Alexander Cummings after retirement, False!

Liberia · Varney Dukuly · 105 views · Mar 1, 2023

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False! INEC yet to announce winner of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition · 108 views · Feb 28, 2023

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False! No protest at INEC’s Abuja office

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition · 122 views · Feb 28, 2023

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True, Kano elections results uploaded for Kaduna polling unit on IReV

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition · 84 views · Feb 28, 2023

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TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa

Lademi Aborisade · 88 views · Feb 28, 2023

Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading

Misleading! Christian family not forced to convert as viral video claims

Facebook user makes misleading claims about epilepsy

Video of Senator Moye addressing his graduation from Cuttington University, not AI-generated

False! AI-generated image falsely show Eiffel Tower engulfed in flames

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FALSE! Divorce cases filed in FCT in January 2023, not 4,000 as claimed in viral tweet

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False! INEC yet to announce winner of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election

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