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Viral video of bandit arrested in military uniform, misleading

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Viral video of bandit arrested in military uniform, misleading

Abdulsalam Baba Mahmud June 25, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook page, 9News Nigeria, shared a video alleging that a “Fulani bandit in a fake...

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Misleading! News platforms report Sule Yellow’s arrest as recent

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Misleading! News platforms report Sule Yellow’s arrest as recent

Abdulsalam Baba Mahmud June 24, 2026 0

Claim: Several news platforms reported in June 2026 that notorious TikTok bandit, Sule Yellow, had been arrested...

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Video shared as Oyo rescue effort, from Gombe Sallah celebration 

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Video shared as Oyo rescue effort, from Gombe Sallah celebration 

Rejoice Taddy June 24, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video suggesting it showed youth in Oyo State moving into the...

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Misleading! Viral video of armed men with troops taken out of context

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Misleading! Viral video of armed men with troops taken out of context

Lademi Aborisade June 24, 2026 0

Claim: X user shares a video showing fully armed bandits captured alongside the police and military in...

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Verifying claims on Garri’s health risk

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Verifying claims on Garri’s health risk

Juliet Buna June 24, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook page named “The Life and Legacy of Our Fathers” claimed that garri is risky...

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Suspected terrorist in viral video arrested in Kwara, not Zamfara

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Suspected terrorist in viral video arrested in Kwara, not Zamfara

Yunusa Umar June 23, 2026 0

Claim: A verified X user, @itz_masha, shared a video clip claiming that the people of Zamfara had...

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Old video of Sokoto displacement recirculated with false Fulani terrorist narrative

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Old video of Sokoto displacement recirculated with false Fulani terrorist narrative

Maryam Umar June 23, 2026 0

Claim: An X user shared a video of people fleeing because a Fulani terrorist group ordered the...

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Viral clip of ‘wanderers’ from Ethiopia, not Nigeria

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Viral clip of ‘wanderers’ from Ethiopia, not Nigeria

Juliet Buna June 23, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Babayemi Segun-Babs, shared a video claiming that “wanderers” were moving towards Southern Nigeria....

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Mali video falsely used to portray terror threat against Nigeria 

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Mali video falsely used to portray terror threat against Nigeria 

David Arome June 23, 2026 0

Claim: An X user (@razorblade300) shared a video alleging that Fulani terrorists are threatening to carry out...

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TikTok user deletes misleading bandits on aircraft’s post after DUBAWA’s fact-check

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TikTok user deletes misleading bandits on aircraft’s post after DUBAWA’s fact-check

Muhammad Jamil Ibrahim June 22, 2026 0

A TikTok user, officialaa_nova, has removed a misleading video he shared claiming to show Nigerian bandits travelling...

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