Media Literacy
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Round-Up: Pope’s death, Plateau crisis, other major claims fact-checked this week
As people continue to share mis- and disinformation across all social media platforms, DUBAWA verified several public assertions shared during…
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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice
Full Text On April 8, 2025, a young woman named Linda reignited conversations about breast ironing, a harmful cultural practice…
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Round-Up: Ali Ndume in Senate, Juju musician’s death hoax, others, top claims we fact-checked this week
As misinformation works round the clock, so do fact checkers. In another week of monitoring and addressing “fake news,” here…
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Round-Up: Fluoride-cancer link, alleged reprisal attacks on Igbos in Kano, others top false claims verified this week
False information continues to thrive on social media, even as purveyors of misinformation and disinformation persist in their activities. This…
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International Fact-checking Day: Media experts project alternatives to preserve information integrity amidst funding cut
Media experts have urged the fact-checking community to seek alternative funding avenues amid shifts in funding opportunities toward information integrity. …
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Round-Up: Edo lynching, Wike collapse, Putin assassination, other top claims verified this week
In the first week of April, we came across several claims online and questions posed to the DUBAWA chatbot. Below…
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How local language disinformation is used to promote authoritarian foreign influence
In a crowded hall buzzing with chatter, two strangers lock eyes. A shared language instantly connects them, creating an unspoken…
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Round-up: Rivers State, Inibehe Okon, Natasha, other trending matters generating false claims during the week
For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues that went viral in the Nigerian Senate and…
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The Maputo Protocol and why Nigeria needs to implement it
In July 2003, the African Union (AU), an international bloc that Nigeria is a member of, adopted the Maputo Protocol…
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#BehindTheFacts: Elizabeth shares her most significant discovery investigating the dangers of Apetamin
Apetamin is widely promoted as a quick fix for weight gain, but how safe is it? Investigative journalist and fact-checker…
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