Politics
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Facebook user claims Obi won 2023 presidential election
Claim: Peter Obi was the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Atiku Abubakar was second, and Bola Tinubu came third.…
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False! Wike not first Southerner appointed FCT Minister
Claim: Multiple Facebook users address Nyesom Wike as “the first-ever southerner” to be appointed as Minister of the Federal Capital…
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MISLEADING: Viral video of money bags not found in Bongo’s residence
Claim: A viral video on Facebook showing men arrested with bags of money was said to be money stashed away…
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Image of Peter Obi’s visit to Tinubu at Aso Rock, doctored
CLAIM: Peter Obi visits President Tinubu at the state house, Aso Rock. VERDICT: False. The photo used to represent the…
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False! Gabon, not ECOWAS member, cannot be sanctioned for coup d’etat
Claim: In reaction to the coup d’etat carried out by its military, ECOWAS can sanction the Gabonese government being a…
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Examining controversy over D2.5 million vehicle acquisition for The Gambian lawmakers
In July 2023, Toyota Landcruiser Prados were procured for members of The Gambia’s National Assembly. The vehicles reportedly cost D2.5…
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Photo of former Vice President Joseph Boakai in hospital, doctored
Claim: A social media blog called Shine Liberia posted a photo with the caption, “keep old man Joe in your…
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Algeria not giving free electricity to Niger
Claim: A political stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adamu Garba II, has claimed via his Facebook account that…
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Irọ́ ni o! Ààrẹ Tinubu ò se ìdádúró àwọn ilé-ẹjọ́ gẹgẹbi ìròyìn yìí tí wi
AHESỌ: Tinubu gbegi dina àwọn ilé ẹjọ kọọkan ni Nàìjíríà kí wọn má bàá le kúrò ní ipò ààrẹ. ÀBÁJÁDE…
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FALSE! Tinubu did not suspend courts over disqualification fear
CLAIM: Tinubu suspends courts over fear of disqualification. VERDICT: FALSE. The story source website isn’t identified with a name; it…
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