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Javis didn’t visit her former school in Edo State; photos from Sierra Leone

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Javis didn’t visit her former school in Edo State; photos from Sierra Leone

Usman Fambuleh August 8, 2025 0

CLAIM: A Facebook page named Jadrolita Fans claims that Jarvis visited her former secondary school in Edo...

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$3bn electric car sales by Ibrahim Traore, false

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$3bn electric car sales by Ibrahim Traore, false

Mohamed Dauda kamara August 5, 2025 0

Claim: A popular Facebook user, Zainab Natural Remedy, posted a video, reporting that the Burkinabe Junta-leader, Capt....

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Fake sellers, real losses: How marketplace sellers scam Nigerians through declutter groups

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Fake sellers, real losses: How marketplace sellers scam Nigerians through declutter groups

Glory Ugonma Itiafe August 5, 2025 0

On a seemingly ordinary morning, Taofeek Lawal transferred N100,000 to an online declutter vendor in exchange for...

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Round-Up: Protest misinformation, WAFCON cup, Kyari’s arrest, other top claims verified this week

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Round-Up: Protest misinformation, WAFCON cup, Kyari’s arrest, other top claims verified this week

Miracle Akubuo August 3, 2025 0

Over the weeks, social media platforms have hosted a wide range of information, including false and misleading...

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Trending video purporting ECOMOG soldiers landed in Makeni, false

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Trending video purporting ECOMOG soldiers landed in Makeni, false

Patricia Sia Ngevao August 3, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video circulating online claims that ECOMOG soldiers have landed in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone,...

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Misleading! Viral TikTok sound cannot clean your phone speaker 

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Misleading! Viral TikTok sound cannot clean your phone speaker 

Alusine Rehme Wilson July 30, 2025 0

Claim: Technoskills, a TikTok user, claimed that a viral TikTok sound clip can entirely clean phone speakers. ...

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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

Phillip Anjorin July 28, 2025 0

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

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Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week

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Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week

Amarachi Onwuzulike July 27, 2025 0

Social media is constantly buzzing with stories that spread in seconds, making it increasingly difficult to tell...

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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

Sunday Awosoro July 27, 2025 0

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

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