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Fact Check
Misleading! Image of man holding human head not from skull-mining competition
The claim that this image depicts a recent “skull-mining competition” is misleading and distorts the facts surrounding a criminal act.
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Mainstream
TV presenter, Steve Harvey not dead as claimed
A keyword search on Google showed the trend was not new. The same death hoax went viral in 2023, which was debunked by the TV presenter at the time.
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Mainstream
Did Volkswagen return to Nigeria after 20 years of exit?
A Facebook user, Progressive Nigerian Politics, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, shared a post, claiming that Volkswagen has returned to Nigeria after 20 years.
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Mainstream
Man caught selling vulture as suya not recent
DUBAWA carried out a Google reverse image search on the shared post. The result led us to a similar post made on Facebook on Sept. 25, 2012.
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Fact Check
Claim FBI uncovered $6 billion, INEC result sheets from Wike’s London house, false
Given the contentious sentiments surrounding the claim and its sensitivity, DUBAWA decided to verify it.
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Health
PCOS Awareness: Dispelling several PCOS myths
It is a common hormonal disorder characterized by irregular menstrual cycles, excessive levels of male hormones (androgens), and, in some cases, multiple small cysts on the ovaries.
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Fact Check
Photo of arrested ‘Yoruba’ ritual suspect, misleading
While such claims may not be unusual, the disinformation fueled by ethnic bias and hatred is concerning, so DUBAWA conducted this fact-check to set the record straight.
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Mainstream
Video of Japan landslide falsely used to portray Maiduguri flood scene
Findings indicate that the video used to portray a recent flood scene in Maiduguri had been online for three years and originated from Japan. The claim by an X user that the video is about the recent Maiduguri flood is false.
