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Weekly Round-Up: Top five claims DUBAWA verified last week
The continuous spread of misinformation across social media and other platforms underscores the critical need for verification, media literacy, and…
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Was Ibrahim Traore removed from power?
Claim: An X user claims that Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s military leader, has been removed from power. Verdict: False. There…
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Viral message of planned Muslim attack on ‘We Are One’ crusade, recirculated
Claim: Viral WhatsApp message warned Christians not to attend a crusade titled “We Are One,” alleging that Muslim leaders plan…
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Image of armed man arrested in Lagos State, not recent
Claim: An X user shared an image with the claim that an Igbo man with ammunition was arrested in Lagos…
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Weekly Round-Up: Top four claims DUBAWA verified last week
For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues from security, politics, and AI-generated photos, in Nigeria…
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How Gambia’s most feared alleged jungler got arrested after 9 years
The most feared, notorious jungler, Sanna Manjang, popular under the 22-year leadership of Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, was arrested in…
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Round-up: Banditry claims topped DUBAWA’s verification last week
Banditry and other forms of insecurity have been the subject of discussion and the information ecosystem for months. This week…
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Instagram user’s claim fluoride responsible for premature grey hair in men, unproven
Claim: An Instagram user claims fluoride in toothpaste is responsible for premature grey hair in men. Verdict: False. DUBAWA found…
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Does Nigeria know its Muslim, Christian population?
Numbers often fly faster than facts when Nigerians are debating political or religious issues. So when Vivian Rora, an X…
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Video purportedly showing Burna Boy apologised to sleeping fan, manipulated
Claim: An X user shared a clip of Burna Boy apologising to a fan he sent off during his concert…
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