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No evidence corn silk works as cure for diseases
Claim: A post on Facebook claims that tea made from corn silk can cure certain illnesses. Although some studies show…
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Pope Francis did not cancel the Bible as claimed by Facebook user
Claim: A Facebook user claims Pope Francis cancelled the Bible and proposed a new book. Our findings show the pope…
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Alleged video of Bukola Saraki under mob attack in UK is misleading
Claim: A Facebook user claims that Bukola Saraki was beaten up by a mob of protesters in the streets of…
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Drone footage of bandits shot in Kenya, not Nigeria
Claim: A Facebook user claims drone footage of bandits is from Nigeria. Verdict: Our findings show this video is not…
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Nigerian university did not ban Sunday activities for Christian students
Claim: A Twitter user claimed that the Federal University DUTSIN-MA in Katsina State has banned Sunday activities for Christians on…
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These photos of African refugees are not from Russia-Ukraine crisis
Claim: A group on Facebook shared pictures of some people it claimed are Africans maltreated at the Polish border due…
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Is it true one person can have two DNA? Yes, and here’s all you need to know
Claim: A Facebook post claims a person can have children not linked to his or her DNA because the person…
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FG did not promise to attend to ASUU after APC convention
Claim: A campus news Facebook page, Campus Catch NG, has a claim that the Federal Government said it would attend…
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Old video of US, Canadian soldiers used to depict war in Ukraine
Claim: A user on Facebook shared a video of an acclaimed tug of war between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers amid…
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No ‘killer sweet’ in circulation as claimed in viral WhatsApp message
Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp has drawn attention of the public to a new type of sweet that is…
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