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Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Dawda Baldeh February 10, 2023

Claim: Modou Mbowe, the primary suspect of phone theft in N’Yofelleh village, is a police officer. Verdict:...

FALSE! Peter Obi did not mention Aisha Yesufu as running mate as alleged by Facebook user Aisha-Yesufu-

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FALSE! Peter Obi did not mention Aisha Yesufu as running mate as alleged by Facebook user

Lois Ugbede February 9, 2023

Claim: Facebook user alleged that Peter Obi announced Aisha Yesufu as his vice presidential candidate. Verdict: False....

Video of shootout between police and armed men from movie set

Video of shootout between police and armed men from movie set

Video of shootout between police and armed men from movie set

Ogar Monday February 6, 2023

Claim: A page on Facebook posted a video alleging a shootout between men of the Nigeria Police...

Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading

Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading

Suggesting Weah reduced Open Defecation from 42% to 38% is misleading

Varney Dukuly February 2, 2023

Claim: WASH Commission head says Weah’s administration reduced Open Defecation from 42% in 2018 to 38%. Verdict:...

CBN introduced new credit card scheme, but cards not ready for use

CBN introduced new credit card scheme, but cards not ready for use

CBN introduced new credit card scheme, but cards not ready for use

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia January 24, 2023

Claim: A viral post on Facebook states that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will introduce a...

Picture of bedridden ex-footballer in wheelchair, not Peter Rufai

Picture of bedridden ex-footballer in wheelchair, not Peter Rufai

Picture of bedridden ex-footballer in wheelchair, not Peter Rufai

Ogar Monday January 24, 2023

Claim: A Twitter user posted a tweet with a picture of a bedridden man in a wheelchair,...

2023 elections: Are there invalid thumbprinting, as reported in this post?

2023 elections: Are there invalid thumbprinting as claimed in this post?

2023 elections: Are there invalid thumbprinting, as reported in this post?

Lois Ugbede January 21, 2023

Claim: A viral image showing different thumbprint positions classify some as valid and others as invalid. Verdict:...

Buhari endorsed Tinubu at Adamawa rally, contrary to Twitter user’s narrative

Buhari endorsed Tinubu at Adamawa rally, contrary to Twitter user’s narrative

Buhari endorsed Tinubu at Adamawa rally, contrary to Twitter user’s narrative

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas January 20, 2023

Claim: President Muhammadu Buhari did not endorse the APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the party’s...

Liberia not the only eligible country to miss $1.2bn MCC grant

Liberia not the only eligible country to miss $1.2bn MCC grant

Liberia not the only eligible country to miss $1.2bn MCC grant

Jackson C. Clay Jr. January 17, 2023

Claim: “All Countries that passed the MCC scorecard received hundreds of millions of dollars, except Liberia.” Verdict:...

Public Sector Investment not US$27million when George Weah became Liberia’s President

Public Sector Investment not US$27million when George Weah became Liberia’s President

Public Sector Investment not US$27million when George Weah became Liberia’s President

Jackson C. Clay Jr. January 12, 2023

Claim: “We (CDC) took over from a place where they (Past Government, UP) had only US$ 27...

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