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FIMI: What you should know about Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

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FIMI: What you should know about Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

Rejoice Taddy May 12, 2025 0

In August 2024, during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, a group of minors was arrested for waving...

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Video of Davido admitting to Wizkid’s superiority, manipulated

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Video of Davido admitting to Wizkid’s superiority, manipulated

Mohammed Taoheed May 11, 2025 1

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video showing Nigerian singer Davido glorifying his counterpart, Wizkid, admitting regret...

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Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!  

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Claim Ooni of Ife poured libation on human head, false!  

Lademi Aborisade May 8, 2025 0

Claim: X user shared an image depicting the Ooni of Ife pouring libation on a head while...

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

Dare Akogun May 8, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook claims that an electric vehicle (EV) battery caught...

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 7, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claimed President Bola Tinubu ordered the suspension of Ola Olukoyede, chairperson of the...

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

Asiat Jimoh, Lateef Sanni May 6, 2025 0

In recent years, social media platforms have become battlegrounds for misinformation, hate speech, and ethnic intolerance. X,...

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

Sunday Awosoro May 6, 2025 1

Claim: Viral EFCC mugshot of VeryDarkMan shows charges brought against him. Verdict: False. Our findings reveal that...

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

Ayoba FAYE May 3, 2025 0

FAIT : Le 23 avril 2025, un internaute qui a pour pseudonyme “FinaLaPatriote” a publié une courte...

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

Miracle Akubuo May 3, 2025 1

On July 26, 2024, an X account @NoNonsensezone uploaded a video showing President Bola Tinubu in a...

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Viral image of catholic cardinals smoking, old, unrelated to Pope’s burial

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Viral image of catholic cardinals smoking, old, unrelated to Pope’s burial

Lademi Aborisade April 30, 2025 0

Claim: An X user shared a picture of two cardinals taking a smoke and claimed it was...

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