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Facebook claim Trump desires Ronaldo at Club World Cup, unsubstantiated

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Facebook claim Trump desires Ronaldo at Club World Cup, unsubstantiated

Cole Praise May 20, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims Trump wants Ronaldo present at the Club World Cup. Verdict: False. Trump’s...

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Website in viral WhatsApp message promising students laptops, exposed as phishing scam

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Website in viral WhatsApp message promising students laptops, exposed as phishing scam

Olaide Abioye May 20, 2025 1

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims that more than 960,000 students will receive free laptops in 2025...

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False! Trump has no interest in Ronaldo’s presence at FIFA World Cup   

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False! Trump has no interest in Ronaldo’s presence at FIFA World Cup   

Patrick Samura May 19, 2025 0

Claim: A verified account on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that Donald Trump wants Cristiano Ronaldo to be...

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Is alum safe for vaginal tightening as suggested in Niniola’s song?

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Is alum safe for vaginal tightening as suggested in Niniola’s song?

Glory Ugonma Itiafe May 19, 2025 0

Claim: Alum is a safe and effective tightening agent for use in the vagina, as implied in...

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No! Tinubu has not reinstated Fubara

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No! Tinubu has not reinstated Fubara

Juliet Buna May 19, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Agozi Comedy, claimed that President Bola Tinubu had directed the suspended Rivers State...

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The person in viral kissing video not Nigerian senator 

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The person in viral kissing video not Nigerian senator 

Raphael Obasiohia May 19, 2025 0

Claim: A viral Instagram video showing a man and a woman kissing claimed that the man is...

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No! Akpabio did not make it to the 9th Senate as claimed by Nigerian CSOs

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No! Akpabio did not make it to the 9th Senate as claimed by Nigerian CSOs

Daniel Ojukwu May 19, 2025 0

Claim: A coalition of 56 CSOs claimed Godswill Akpabio served in the 9th assembly following a rigged...

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Traore, VDM, other trending matters generating false claims this week

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Traore, VDM, other trending matters generating false claims this week

Phillip Anjorin May 18, 2025 0

Many high-profile individuals in Nigeria became the subject of misinformation within the week, from Ibrahim Traore, Burkina...

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Fabricated image used in video to claim Kwankwaso defected to APC

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Fabricated image used in video to claim Kwankwaso defected to APC

Rejoice Taddy May 16, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook video shows Rabiu Kwankwaso wearing a cap with President Tinubu’s insignia, implying he has...

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Misleading claim over Trump’s proposed $5,000 ‘Baby Bonus’

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Misleading claim over Trump’s proposed $5,000 ‘Baby Bonus’

Mohamed Dauda kamara May 16, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook blog, Spark Salone, reported that Donald Trump is now giving out a $5,000 ‘Baby...

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