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Video of Lagos traders falsely used to paint Toronto narrative

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Video of Lagos traders falsely used to paint Toronto narrative

Miracle Akubuo February 26, 2024 0

Claim: An X user posted a video showing people selling beside a railroad, alleging that they are...

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Viral video depicts raid of warehouse with food items, not newly-printed cash

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Viral video depicts raid of warehouse with food items, not newly-printed cash

Phillip Anjorin February 22, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video and claimed that it showed a warehouse in Nigeria containing...

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False! Pictures of Ghana’s roads used to represent The Gambia

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False! Pictures of Ghana’s roads used to represent The Gambia

Dawda Baldeh February 18, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user and a supporter of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP), Babucarr Bahoum, has...

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Independent Probe’s news report about fuel price hike, false

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Independent Probe’s news report about fuel price hike, false

Varney Dukuly February 14, 2024 0

Claim: Online platform Independent Probe has alleged that the government has increased petroleum prices amidst a struggling...

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Is Shell PLC leaving Nigeria as rumoured?

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Is Shell PLC leaving Nigeria as rumoured?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 9, 2024 0

Claim: The British energy giant Shell PLC is leaving Nigeria due to economic hardship.  Verdict: Misleading! The...

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Viral claim tickets for Freetown’s new buses last 12 hours, false

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Viral claim tickets for Freetown’s new buses last 12 hours, false

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 3, 2024 0

Claim: Numerous social media users claim that the tickets for new buses will last for 12 hours....

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UPDATE: Tinubu’s aide’s comment on local government funds, true

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UPDATE: Tinubu’s aide’s comment on local government funds, true

Phillip Anjorin January 25, 2024 0

Claim: The chairman of the Presidential Tax and Fiscal Policy Reform, Taiwo Oyedele, claimed that the 774...

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Fake TVC page advertises fraudulent Norland investment to unsuspecting victims

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Fake TVC page advertises fraudulent Norland investment to unsuspecting victims

Phillip Anjorin January 19, 2024 0

Claim: TVC News Nigeria promotes Norland International.  Verdict: FALSE. We discovered that the Facebook page impersonating TVC...

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Irọ́ ni o! Àwọn ile-ifowopamọ wonyi ò da iṣẹ́ sílẹ̀

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Irọ́ ni o! Àwọn ile-ifowopamọ wonyi ò da iṣẹ́ sílẹ̀

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo January 1, 2024 0

Ahesọ: Àjọ Nigeria Interbank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) ti pàṣẹ fún àwon bánkì orile-ede Naijiria láti yọ...

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Five viral financial institutions rumours we fact-checked in 2023

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Five viral financial institutions rumours we fact-checked in 2023

Lademi Aborisade December 27, 2023 0

Full Text In 2023, we verified different misinformation about financial institutions in Nigeria. Below are five times...

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