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Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week

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Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week

Amarachi Onwuzulike July 27, 2025 0

Social media is constantly buzzing with stories that spread in seconds, making it increasingly difficult to tell...

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Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria

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Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria

Sunday Awosoro July 27, 2025 0

Claim: A blogger shared a clip showing how bandits abducted Nigerian soldiers and took them away on...

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Is July 9, 2025, Earth’s shortest day?

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Is July 9, 2025, Earth’s shortest day?

Phillip Anjorin July 24, 2025 0

Claim: Some Facebook users claimed that the Earth’s rotation on Jul. 9, 2025, was the fastest recorded...

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Did Sanusi criticise Tinubu over claim of inheriting dilapidated Nigeria from Buhari?

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Did Sanusi criticise Tinubu over claim of inheriting dilapidated Nigeria from Buhari?

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Claim: Facebook users attributed a lengthy statement to Emir Sanusi, describing it as his response to President...

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Facebook bloggers delete AI footage after DUBAWA’s fact check

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Facebook bloggers delete AI footage after DUBAWA’s fact check

Sunday Awosoro July 24, 2025 0

Two Facebook bloggers, Reporter Masami and Simon Peter, have removed an AI-generated video they posted after DUBAWA’s...

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False! Kobbie Mainoo did not adopt Texas flood victim; viral image AI-generated

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False! Kobbie Mainoo did not adopt Texas flood victim; viral image AI-generated

Usman Fambuleh July 23, 2025 0

CLAIM: A viral Facebook post by Red Devils Glory claims that Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo travelled...

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Did CDC administration budget exceed $600 million mark?

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Did CDC administration budget exceed $600 million mark?

Varney Dukuly July 23, 2025 0

Claim: Sylvester Wonplue, a Unity Party youth leader, alleges that for six years, the CDC could not...

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Image purportedly showing Peter Obi with Abacha AI-generated

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Image purportedly showing Peter Obi with Abacha AI-generated

Fortune Eromonsele July 23, 2025 0

Claim: A viral online image claims to show “a rare throwback” of former Anambra State governor and...

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Benue fifth most populated state; other claim by lawmaker fact-checked

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Benue fifth most populated state; other claim by lawmaker fact-checked

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 22, 2025 0

Full Text Following the attacks on the Yelwata community in Benue State that claimed the lives of...

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Israel-Iran conflict: Another dated social media video brought to life to paint new narrative

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Israel-Iran conflict: Another dated social media video brought to life to paint new narrative

Rejoice Taddy July 22, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video suggesting it shows Israeli politicians Itamar Ben-Gvir and Omer Bar-Lev...

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