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Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

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Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

Lois Ugbede March 13, 2021 3

Claim: Senator Dino Melaye in a video shared on Instagram made spurious claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine...

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Purported CNN bulletin photo claiming vaccinated COVID-19 patients eat other patients in hospital is fabricated

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Purported CNN bulletin photo claiming vaccinated COVID-19 patients eat other patients in hospital is fabricated

Maxine Danso, Silas Jonathan March 12, 2021 0

Claim: A photo purported to be a CNN live bulletin claims that hospitals are on lockdown as...

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A post on USSD codes to lock bank accounts went viral recently – we checked if they are functional

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A post on USSD codes to lock bank accounts went viral recently – we checked if they are functional

Lois Ugbede March 12, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter thread claims the use of emergency codes by banks and SIM locking protects your...

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Incident where “Armed robbers tie-up staff, sell fuel for 3 hours,” occurred in Zimbabwe, not Nigeria

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Incident where “Armed robbers tie-up staff, sell fuel for 3 hours,” occurred in Zimbabwe, not Nigeria

Silas Jonathan March 10, 2021 0

A user on Twitter claims that armed robbers tied up the staff of a certain filling station...

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Is there an ‘Economic Restructuring Bill’ to bring Nigerian states to 42?

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Is there an ‘Economic Restructuring Bill’ to bring Nigerian states to 42?

Alao Abiodun March 8, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp post entitled “Below is the purported kite being flown by the Federal Government...

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Photo used to depict Marcus Rashford as suya seller fake

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Photo used to depict Marcus Rashford as suya seller fake

Silas Jonathan March 8, 2021 0

Claim: a user on Twitter shared  a collage photo he claims to be Marcus Rashford before he purportedly left...

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This picture of cows eating tomatoes is not from Nigeria

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This picture of cows eating tomatoes is not from Nigeria

Lateef Sanni March 8, 2021 0

Claim: Facebook post inferred that Picture of cows eating tomatoes was taken in Nigeria. False. According to...

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‘Latest Obasanjo letter’ in circulation written in 2019

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‘Latest Obasanjo letter’ in circulation written in 2019

Adejumo Kabir March 3, 2021 0

It was written a week after the killing of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Yoruba leader, Reuben Fasoranti.

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How true is claim a woman in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee of a man?

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How true is claim a woman in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee of a man?

Lois Ugbede March 1, 2021 0

Claim: A Twitter post claims women in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee or approval...

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Twitter user claims acids in vagina causes lighter patches on underwear – We fact-checked

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Twitter user claims acids in vagina causes lighter patches on underwear – We fact-checked

Lois Ugbede March 1, 2021 2

Claim: Twitter post claims the vagina is acidic and has a pH between  3.8 to 4.5 It...

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