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TRUE! £4.99 DNA test kit available for purchase but costs more to get result

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TRUE! £4.99 DNA test kit available for purchase but costs more to get result

Lois Ugbede January 10, 2023 0

Claim: Home DNA test kit now costs £4.99.  Verdict: MOSTLY TRUE. While it is true a home...

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 Is there a sickness common with AA genotype during harmattan?

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 Is there a sickness common with AA genotype during harmattan?

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition January 6, 2023 0

Claim: People with the AA genotype are prone to sickness during harmattan. Verdict: FALSE. No scientific evidence...

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Misleading, inflation has not gone up in Liberia

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Misleading, inflation has not gone up in Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. December 23, 2022 0

Claim: “Under President George Weah, the inflation rate has gone up,” a TV anchor in Nigeria asserts....

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Is it true OAU’s best graduating Geology student finished with second class lower?

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Is it true OAU’s best graduating Geology student finished with second class lower?

Gbolahan Latinwo December 22, 2022 0

Claim: A viral tweet claims the 2019/2020 best graduating student from the department of Geology at the...

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Ex-Osun governor, Oyetola, made several claims in farewell speech, but how true are they?

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Ex-Osun governor, Oyetola, made several claims in farewell speech, but how true are they?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 12, 2022 0

On November 26, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) bade the people of Osun State...

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Misleading headline claims Omokri joined Tinubu’s supporters in London

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Misleading headline claims Omokri joined Tinubu’s supporters in London

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 9, 2022 0

Claim: Reno Omokri, a staunch PDP member, joined Tinubu’s supporters in London. Verdict: Misleading context Full Text...

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Viral video claiming Donald Trump named corrupt Nigerian politicians false

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Viral video claiming Donald Trump named corrupt Nigerian politicians false

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 8, 2022 0

Claim: Donald Trump released the names of corrupt Nigerian politicians and the amount they looted. Verdict: False. ...

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Image showing Tinubu with US president doctored

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Image showing Tinubu with US president doctored

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition December 7, 2022 0

Claim: An image shows the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met the...

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Ǹjẹ́ fífi òwú sí àwùjẹ̀ ọmọdé lè dẹ́kun èsúkè?

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Ǹjẹ́ fífi òwú sí àwùjẹ̀ ọmọdé lè dẹ́kun èsúkè?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo December 6, 2022 0

Aheso: Òwú lórí tàbí l’àwùjẹ̀ ọmọdé lè dekun èsúkè. Àbájáde ìwádìí: Irọ́ ni ọ̀rọ̀ yíí. Botilẹjẹ pé...

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Does placing strand of wool on head stop hiccups?

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Does placing strand of wool on head stop hiccups?

Lois Ugbede December 2, 2022 0

Claim: A strand of wool on the head stops hiccups. Verdict: False. Although several techniques/tricks are suggested...

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