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Video of Mahamudu Bawumia singing Chinese song, fabricated
Claim: Several accounts on TikTok and Facebook shared a video suggesting that the Vice President of Ghana was on stage…
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Is video showing foreign student protesters calling President Tinubu thief real?
Claim: A viral clip on Facebook and WhatsApp shows foreign students protesting and calling Nigeria’s president a thief. Verdict: True.…
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Has Oyo State been split into two states, as alleged by Facebook user?
Claim: A Facebook user, Odumayo Funke Olufemi, claimed that Oyo State has been split into two states. Verdict: FALSE. DUBAWA’s…
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Video showing female police officer alleging assault by male colleague, not recent
Claim: A Facebook user shared a video of a police officer stating that a male colleague attacked her. Verdict: Misleading!…
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Headline showing Imo State government’s approval for inter-ethnic marriages misleading
Claim: A Facebook user claims the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, announced free marriages between Imo indigenes and Fulani settlers…
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Viral statistics implicating Nigerian women as most unfaithful, misrepresented
Claim: Different Facebook users claimed that a Durex survey mentioned Nigeria as the country with the most unfaithful women in…
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Did Davido say he lost Grammy for turning down P.Diddy’s party invitation?
Claim: A Facebook user, Joe Igbokwe, alleged that Davido said he could not win a Grammy award because he failed…
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Viral picture showing king, others arrested for kidnapping, old
Claim: X user shared a picture of a royal family in Uba-Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area, arrested for robbery…
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Army debunks viral claims of COAS death
Claim: Several Facebook users claimed that the Nigerian army chief of staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, has died. Verdict: FALSE. The Army…
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Did Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa assault a woman in London?
Claim: Social media accounts in October have been circulating a chaotic video clip, falsely suggesting that the male figure in…
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