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Viral photos allegedly showing Kambia, Freetown Bus Station, AI-generated

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Viral photos allegedly showing Kambia, Freetown Bus Station, AI-generated

Benedict AbuBakarr Conteh June 3, 2025 1

Claim: A photo allegedly shows an aerial view of Kambia in Kambia District, Sierra Leone, and another...

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False! Indonesians not hanging Nigerians for drug-related offences

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False! Indonesians not hanging Nigerians for drug-related offences

Sunday Awosoro June 3, 2025 0

Claim: Facebook users shared a video showing how the Indonesian government is hanging Nigerians to death for...

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Round-Up: Burkina Faso’s porn website ban, bush meats’ safety, other claims debunked this week

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Round-Up: Burkina Faso’s porn website ban, bush meats’ safety, other claims debunked this week

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 1, 2025 0

In the last week of May 2025, DUBAWA fact-checked a couple of misleading claims to sanitise the...

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Recent Facebook post about Abu Abu Koroma’s suspension, misleading

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Recent Facebook post about Abu Abu Koroma’s suspension, misleading

Benedict AbuBakarr Conteh May 31, 2025 0

Claim: A viral Facebook post claims that the former Resident Minister of North, Honourable Abu Abu Koroma,...

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Viral image showing 2025 NCEE cut-off mark for unity schools, 5 years old

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Viral image showing 2025 NCEE cut-off mark for unity schools, 5 years old

Justina Asishana May 31, 2025 0

Claim: An X user, Sarah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), posted an image containing some figures to claim it is...

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World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Tobacco Appeal

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World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Tobacco Appeal

Lademi Aborisade May 31, 2025 0

Full Text  Each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) informs the public on the dangers of using...

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True! Excessive water intake can kill human beings

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True! Excessive water intake can kill human beings

Olaide Abioye May 31, 2025 0

Claim: An X user, Fact (@fact), claims that excessive water intake by human beings can be deadly....

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Can EFCC arrest you for transferring N5m? Things to know about Nigeria’s money laundering act

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Can EFCC arrest you for transferring N5m? Things to know about Nigeria’s money laundering act

Caleb Ijioma, Sunday Awosoro May 31, 2025 0

The fear of the EFCC is the beginning of financial caution. In recent months, the Economic and...

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A fake viral video of Pope Leo XIV responding to Capt. Ibrahim Traore

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A fake viral video of Pope Leo XIV responding to Capt. Ibrahim Traore

Mohamed Dauda kamara May 30, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video posted on Facebook by Edwuadotv claimed that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV...

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Misleading! Marrying someone outside West Africa not solution to AS/SS genetic problem

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Misleading! Marrying someone outside West Africa not solution to AS/SS genetic problem

Anniete Ibijoke Osanyinpeju May 30, 2025 0

Claim: A social media user alleged that marrying people from regions outside West Africa where sickle cell...

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