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Round-Up: Ibom Air saga, Saudi Arabia’s persecution list, WhatsApp features, others top claims verified this week

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Round-Up: Ibom Air saga, Saudi Arabia’s persecution list, WhatsApp features, others top claims verified this week

Miracle Akubuo August 17, 2025 0

The month of August came with its wave of misinformation, especially with the new trend of Airline...

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Has Liberia’s ship registry surpassed Panama?

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Has Liberia’s ship registry surpassed Panama?

Varney Dukuly August 14, 2025 0

Claim: “We are the largest ship registry in the world, topping Panama,” Robert Kpadeh, Liberia’s Permanent Representative...

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Videos of other disruptions on Ibom Air flight, not recent

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Videos of other disruptions on Ibom Air flight, not recent

Phillip Anjorin August 14, 2025 0

Claim: Different Facebook pages shared videos showing incidents involving air passengers disrupting activities at Ibom Air while...

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False! Chimamanda Adichie didn’t make scathing remark on Ibom Air Incident

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False! Chimamanda Adichie didn’t make scathing remark on Ibom Air Incident

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 14, 2025 0

Claim: Some Facebook posts claimed that renowned author Chimamanda Adichie condemned Comfort Emmanson’s dressing.  Verdict: False! Findings...

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Claims about Nigeria’s first primary school fact-checked

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Claims about Nigeria’s first primary school fact-checked

Emmanuel Oluwadola August 14, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims that Mr. and Mrs. De Graft founded Nigeria’s first primary school in...

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Viral photo of Wizkid gifting a car to Davido on his wedding, Al-generated 

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Viral photo of Wizkid gifting a car to Davido on his wedding, Al-generated 

Mohamed Dauda kamara August 14, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Lift3rd, posted a viral photo of Grammy-award-winning Afrobeat singer Wizkid gifting Davido a...

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Viral video of foreign houses being demolished in Burkina Faso, AI-generated 

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Viral video of foreign houses being demolished in Burkina Faso, AI-generated 

Mohamed Dauda kamara August 14, 2025 2

Claim: A Facebook user, Zainab Natural Remedy, posted a video, alleging that Captain Ibrahim Traore demolished foreign...

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Did WhatsApp introduce feature that notifies users when their chats are screenshoted?

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Did WhatsApp introduce feature that notifies users when their chats are screenshoted?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 13, 2025 0

Claim: TikTok users recently claimed that a new WhatsApp update notifies users when screenshots or recordings of...

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Misleading! Olive B. Academy not first all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone

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Misleading! Olive B. Academy not first all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone

Usman Fambuleh August 13, 2025 0

CLAIM: A Facebook user is alleging that Olive B. Academy is the first standard all-girls boarding school...

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Old video was recirculated to depict Hushpuppi attending Davido’s wedding

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Old video was recirculated to depict Hushpuppi attending Davido’s wedding

Cole Praise August 12, 2025 0

Claim: An X user shared a video claiming Hushpuppi attended Davido’s white wedding. Verdict: Misleading. Although Hushpuppi...

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