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No! Rev. King ‘On Death Row’ wasn’t a Presidential Candidate during the 2019 polls

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No! Rev. King ‘On Death Row’ wasn’t a Presidential Candidate during the 2019 polls

Emmanuel Bagudu April 24, 2019 1

CLAIM: Condemned prisoner on the death row, Reverend Emeka King was a presidential candidate in the March...

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Post-Election Fact-checking Analysis #2: How Misinformation Shaped the 2019 Elections

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Post-Election Fact-checking Analysis #2: How Misinformation Shaped the 2019 Elections

Yusuf Akinpelu April 2, 2019 0

We are still dealing with the aftermath of the election and trying to understand how misinformation spreads...

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Post-Election Factchecking Analysis #1: Identifying Fake News Propagators

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Post-Election Factchecking Analysis #1: Identifying Fake News Propagators

Ibraheem Alawode April 2, 2019 1

Elections are over but fake news [henceforth we will refer to fake news as misinformation] is not...

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False! No Court Nullified Nigeria’s Presidential Election!

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False! No Court Nullified Nigeria’s Presidential Election!

Adejumo Kabir March 28, 2019 0

CLAIM: “Breaking News! Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential Election, Orders INEC to Conduct New Votes” – Online Blog...

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NO, The European Union NEVER Claimed That Soldiers Ran The 2019 Elections

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NO, The European Union NEVER Claimed That Soldiers Ran The 2019 Elections

Mark Amaza March 25, 2019 0

CLAIM: On 15th March 2019, Scan News, a news blog, published a story under the headline, “2019:...

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Factchecked Claims From The 2019 Elections

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Factchecked Claims From The 2019 Elections

Dubawa March 8, 2019 1

Disclaimer: These fact-checks were done on the spot and were based on the information available at that...

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Quick Checks: Presidential Elections

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Quick Checks: Presidential Elections

Dubawa March 7, 2019

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The INEC Chairman DID NOT Raise Alarm About Danger To His Life

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The INEC Chairman DID NOT Raise Alarm About Danger To His Life

Mark Amaza March 5, 2019 0

It should be pointed out that the publisher of the news, The Republican News, routinely publishes completely...

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The Military DID NOT Arrest Armed Thugs Working for Governor Wike In Rivers

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The Military DID NOT Arrest Armed Thugs Working for Governor Wike In Rivers

Adejumo Kabir March 5, 2019 0

CLAIM: A Twitter post claims that the military paraded some armed thugs who confessed to be working...

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No! The EU, ECOWAS Did Not Praise Nigeria’s 2019 Elections

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No! The EU, ECOWAS Did Not Praise Nigeria’s 2019 Elections

Yusuf Akinpelu March 5, 2019 0

CLAIM: Using infographics, purveyors of fake news claimed that Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former Liberian President and head...

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