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These Aren’t Photos Of Weapons Donated To Boko Haram By France

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These Aren’t Photos Of Weapons Donated To Boko Haram By France

Kunle Adebajo January 11, 2021 0

Claim: A set of 661 pump action rifles donated by the French government and destined for Boko...

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Phishing link claims the WHO is giving out 500 Euros support

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Phishing link claims the WHO is giving out 500 Euros support

Lois Ugbede January 5, 2021 0

CLAIM: A viral WhatsApp message link claims the WHO is giving out 500 Euros support. FALSE. The...

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Email purportedly from Gtbank requests customers details to link their NIN but it’s a scam mask

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Email purportedly from Gtbank requests customers details to link their NIN but it’s a scam mask

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi January 4, 2021 0

Claim: An email sent to an individual claiming to emanate from Guaranty Trust Bank directed individuals to...

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How true is the claim that €500,000 COVID-19 fraud was traced to Nigeria by Interpol?

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How true is the claim that €500,000 COVID-19 fraud was traced to Nigeria by Interpol?

Lois Ugbede December 31, 2020 0

CLAIM: News reports by Kakaaki News, Sahara Reporters, Punch, and some other media outlets have it that...

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Curses, resentments trailed Nigerian Army’s Tweets tagging media reports on its involvement in Lekki shootings as Fake News

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Curses, resentments trailed Nigerian Army’s Tweets tagging media reports on its involvement in Lekki shootings as Fake News

Raheemat Adeniran December 21, 2020 0

Background  The lekki shootings of October 20, 2020 has been trailed by controversies with several sides trading...

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The Illusory Truth Effect And Why Army’s ‘Fake News’ Tags Are Tricky

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The Illusory Truth Effect And Why Army’s ‘Fake News’ Tags Are Tricky

Kunle Adebajo December 18, 2020 1

The Nigerian Army, the security agency responsible for land warfare, has recently stepped up its war against...

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#EndSARS Protests: Fact Checkers rate at least 45 claims as False, Misleading

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#EndSARS Protests: Fact Checkers rate at least 45 claims as False, Misleading

Folarin Jamiu December 15, 2020 0

Summary With 48 million tweets from 5 million users in 10 days (October 5th to 14th, 2020),...

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Video Of Boko Haram Capturing Soldiers Not Recent

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Video Of Boko Haram Capturing Soldiers Not Recent

Kunle Adebajo December 9, 2020 0

Claim: Boko Haram released a video of its fighters capturing and beheading Nigerian soldiers. Misleading as the...

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Police chief’s claim that Nigeria Police is least corrupt agency false

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Police chief’s claim that Nigeria Police is least corrupt agency false

Ifedayo Ogunyemi December 8, 2020 0

CLAIM: Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said police is the least corrupt government...

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Viral quote claiming Lai Mohammed threatening the US, UK and the EU is fake

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Viral quote claiming Lai Mohammed threatening the US, UK and the EU is fake

Steve Dede December 8, 2020 0

Claim: A quote that Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, warned the United States, United Kingdom, and...

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