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False! Atiku Abubakar not giving empowerment grants as claimed in viral WhatsApp message Atiku

False! Atiku Abubakar not giving empowerment grants as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

Nanji Nandang July 16, 2021

Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp is asking Nigerians to apply for the Atiku Abubakar Empowerment Grant...

No, U.S. Police did not arrest Sheriff’s son for being black web1_11236115-2ab069bd49ec4982815ace889e74fa52

No, U.S. Police did not arrest Sheriff’s son for being black

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, Lateef Sanni July 16, 2021

Claim: A WhatsApp video that has been forwarded many times in Nigeria (with an accompanying message) depicts...

No, Nigerian Government has not announced three days holiday for Muslim festival eid public holiday

No, Nigerian Government has not announced three days holiday for Muslim festival

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 15, 2021

Claim: A viral newslink, forwarded many times on WhatsApp, claims the Federal Government has declared July 20...

Facebook user creates fake screenshot to claim DSS shared 2013 photos to paint Igboho’s recent arrest

Silas Jonathan, Iyabode Olorunshola July 14, 2021

Claim: A screenshot making rounds on social media claims that acclaimed evidential photos of items collected from...

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message pasted image 0 (9)

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle July 11, 2021

Claim: A WhatsApp message (with attached images) claims Nigerian bandits now wear cow hooves padded sandals to...

Many believe using phones at fuel stations causes fire explosions but is this true?

Tope Omogbolagun July 9, 2021

Claim: Using phones in a fuel station or near fuel at home can cause an explosion. No,...

True, taking large doses of Paracetamol with carbonated drinks could damage your liver coca-paracetamol (2)

True, taking large doses of Paracetamol with carbonated drinks could damage your liver

Funmilola Afolabi July 9, 2021

Claim: An online news medium on Instagram claimed taking large doses of paracetamol in a carbonated drink...

Viral Video Depicting IPOB Members Protesting Kanu’s Re-Arrest Is From 2015 IPOB protest

Viral Video Depicting IPOB Members Protesting Kanu’s Re-Arrest Is From 2015

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 9, 2021

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo Claim: A viral video resurfaced on Wednesday, 30th June 2021 claiming members of the Indigenous...

Aboubakar Hima defrauded Nigeria of arms funds in past administration, not in Buhari’s govt

Nanji Nandang July 8, 2021

Claim: A viral message on social media claims that Buhari’s regime declared a foreign national from Niger...

False! Atiku Abubakar not giving empowerment grants as claimed in viral WhatsApp message

No, U.S. Police did not arrest Sheriff’s son for being black

No, Nigerian Government has not announced three days holiday for Muslim festival

Facebook user creates fake screenshot to claim DSS shared 2013 photos to paint Igboho’s recent arrest

Hooves padded sandals worn by poachers, not bandits as claimed in this viral message

Many believe using phones at fuel stations causes fire explosions but is this true?

True, taking large doses of Paracetamol with carbonated drinks could damage your liver

Viral Video Depicting IPOB Members Protesting Kanu’s Re-Arrest Is From 2015

Sponsored “BBC News Nigeria’’ page asking people to invest for higher returns is fraudulent, fake

Aboubakar Hima defrauded Nigeria of arms funds in past administration, not in Buhari’s govt

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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