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Fact-check: Video of plane moving in forest, not from Zamfara

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Fact-check: Video of plane moving in forest, not from Zamfara

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo November 19, 2022 0

In 2019, the Nigerian government permitted artisanal mining of gold in some Northern states, including Zamfara. The...

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Image from Tanzania falsely used to depict Boko Haram attack

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Image from Tanzania falsely used to depict Boko Haram attack

Silas Jonathan August 16, 2022 0

Claim:  Twitter user claims that God struck Boko Haram with lightning while on their way to Niger...

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Video alleging northerners practised electronic voting process as ‘northern privilege’ misleading

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Video alleging northerners practised electronic voting process as ‘northern privilege’ misleading

Silas Jonathan July 15, 2022 0

Claim: A viral video, making the rounds on WhatsApp has a claim that northerners are already learning...

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Abba Kyari not in Australia as claimed

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Abba Kyari not in Australia as claimed

Sunday Awosoro July 15, 2022 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims Abba Kyari was spotted in Australia, hours after the Kuje prison attack....

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Recent footage of burnt bodies from Tanzania, not Nigeria as claimed

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Recent footage of burnt bodies from Tanzania, not Nigeria as claimed

Sunday Awosoro June 27, 2022 0

Al Jazeera reported that 60 people were feared dead after a tanker exploded in Morogoro town, Tanzania....

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Viral video of brave policeman hunting down suspected terrorist not related to Ondo church killings

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Viral video of brave policeman hunting down suspected terrorist not related to Ondo church killings

Sodiq Ojuroungbe June 6, 2022 0

Claim: A video, which has been widely circulated, on social media shows how a police officer attacked...

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Video used to depict unrest in Abuja was shot in Ivory Coast

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Video used to depict unrest in Abuja was shot in Ivory Coast

Silas Jonathan June 1, 2022 0

Claim: A user on Facebook claims unknown gunmen in Abuja have chased away security men on the...

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Old video shows people fleeing Burkina Faso village, not shot somewhere in Niger State

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Old video shows people fleeing Burkina Faso village, not shot somewhere in Niger State

Muktar Balogun April 21, 2022 0

Claim: A Facebook page shared a video with the claim that  the people in the video were...

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Drone footage of bandits shot in Kenya, not Nigeria

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Drone footage of bandits shot in Kenya, not Nigeria

Lois Ugbede April 7, 2022 0

Claim: A Facebook user claims drone footage of bandits is from Nigeria. Verdict: Our findings show this...

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Is this photo of crowded train station taken in Ukraine as claimed?

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Is this photo of crowded train station taken in Ukraine as claimed?

Silas Jonathan March 24, 2022 0

A user on Twitter shared a photograph of a crowded train station he claimed was of  Ukrainians attempting...

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