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Pictures depicting Ronaldo purchasing shares in Manchester United, AI-generated

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Pictures depicting Ronaldo purchasing shares in Manchester United, AI-generated

Usman Fambuleh August 5, 2025 0

Claim: Pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo in a high-level meeting with Manchester United officials have gone viral on...

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Inside Nigeria’s internet scam lingo used to promote scams, wins celebrated openly on X

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Inside Nigeria’s internet scam lingo used to promote scams, wins celebrated openly on X

Daniel Ojukwu August 1, 2025 0

The word choices leave the trend in plain sight for anyone armed with the right keywords. It...

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False! Eating garri, fufu, other fermented foods does not amount to taking alcohol

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False! Eating garri, fufu, other fermented foods does not amount to taking alcohol

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Claim: X user @OurFavOnlineDoc claims that eating Garri, Fufu, Ogi, Eba, Bread, Yoghurt, and Cheese amounts to...

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Did release of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam cause Nigeria’s recent flooding?

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Did release of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam cause Nigeria’s recent flooding?

Emmanuel Oluwadola August 1, 2025 0

Claim: Multiple Facebook users claimed that Cameroon’s recently opened Lagdo Dam caused severe flooding in parts of...

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DUBAWA verifies claims by Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange

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DUBAWA verifies claims by Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange

Jackson C. Clay Jr. July 29, 2025 0

Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange's claim that the ex-Liberian President is a mandingo is false

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Old video used to portray ‘Nigeria Must Go’ protest in Ghana

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Old video used to portray ‘Nigeria Must Go’ protest in Ghana

Justina Asishana July 29, 2025 0

Claim: A TikTok handle, Comix (@Comix761), posted a video on July 20, 2025, claiming it is sounds...

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Viral image of flyover collapse in Nasarawa, AI-generated

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Viral image of flyover collapse in Nasarawa, AI-generated

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Claim: Different Facebook users shared a picture of a collapsed flyover, claiming it was from a N16bn-worth...

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Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria

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Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria

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Claim: A blogger shared a clip showing how bandits abducted Nigerian soldiers and took them away on...

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Did Sanusi criticise Tinubu over claim of inheriting dilapidated Nigeria from Buhari?

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Did Sanusi criticise Tinubu over claim of inheriting dilapidated Nigeria from Buhari?

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Claim: Facebook users attributed a lengthy statement to Emir Sanusi, describing it as his response to President...

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Image purportedly showing Peter Obi with Abacha AI-generated

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Image purportedly showing Peter Obi with Abacha AI-generated

Fortune Eromonsele July 23, 2025 0

Claim: A viral online image claims to show “a rare throwback” of former Anambra State governor and...

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