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Six ways to identify visuals made with Google’s Veo 3, other AI video tools 

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Six ways to identify visuals made with Google’s Veo 3, other AI video tools 

Phillip Anjorin July 7, 2025 0

A video showing snowfall in Enugu went viral on social media, gathering many views. Reactions depicted an...

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False! Highway photo not in Freetown, AI-generated

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False! Highway photo not in Freetown, AI-generated

Usman Fambuleh July 7, 2025 0

CLAIM: A Facebook user named Biggy Smalls posted a picture claiming that the image shows the “Freetown...

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Round-Up: Baltasar case, AI videos top claims fact-checked this week

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Round-Up: Baltasar case, AI videos top claims fact-checked this week

Sunday Awosoro July 6, 2025 0

The first week of July 2025 was marred by misinformation about Baltasar Engonga’s trial, health claims, and...

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Old video resurfaces with false claim of Iranian warning to Israeli citizens

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Old video resurfaces with false claim of Iranian warning to Israeli citizens

Fortune Eromonsele July 5, 2025 0

Claim: An X user with the handle (@Chude_) posted a video claiming that Iran has warned all...

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Claim by lawmaker Makeni, Kono enjoys 24-hour electricity supply, partly true

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Claim by lawmaker Makeni, Kono enjoys 24-hour electricity supply, partly true

Benedict AbuBakarr Conteh July 3, 2025 0

Claim: Hon. Kandeh Yumkella asserted during a press briefing that Makeni and Kono enjoy a 24-hour electricity...

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Claims about snow in Nigeria spread climate disinformation

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Claims about snow in Nigeria spread climate disinformation

Emmanuel Oluwadola July 3, 2025 1

Climate change is a global phenomenon that refers to long-term shifts in Earth’s temperature and weather patterns....

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Flux commerciaux Sénégal-Côte d’Ivoire : les chiffres avancés par Premier ministre sénégalais proches des données officielles

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Flux commerciaux Sénégal-Côte d’Ivoire : les chiffres avancés par Premier ministre sénégalais proches des données officielles

Benjamin Ajah July 2, 2025 0

FAIT : Le Premier ministre sénégalais, Ousmane Sonko, a affirmé  : “Il y a environ 107 milliards...

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Is ArcelorMittal Liberia’s iron ore concentrator plant largest in Africa?

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Is ArcelorMittal Liberia’s iron ore concentrator plant largest in Africa?

Varney Kelvin Sirleaf July 2, 2025 0

Claim: Several news portals and social media posts claim the ArcelorMittal iron ore concentrator plant in Liberia...

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Despite X’s policies, parody accounts continue to spread disinformation

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Despite X’s policies, parody accounts continue to spread disinformation

Daniel Ojukwu July 2, 2025 0

In November 2022, one month after businessman Elon Musk completed his acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), he...

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False! Viral video praising Imo State’s infrastructure, shot in Abia State

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False! Viral video praising Imo State’s infrastructure, shot in Abia State

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Claim: A drone shot shared by X user @VoiceOfIgbo claimed to show infrastructural developments in Owerri, the...

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