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Round-Up: Jos killings, AI images, and rent law top claims fact-checked this week

Round-Up: Jos killings, AI images, and rent law top claims fact-checked this week

Round-Up: Jos killings, AI images, and rent law top claims fact-checked this week

Sunday Awosoro April 6, 2026

Misinformation around the Jos killings, AI-generated religious content, and a hospital overcrowding scandal in Ghana topped the...

Viral press release on LAJ’s removal by Julius Maada Bio, fake

Viral press release on LAJ’s removal by Julius Maada Bio, fake

Viral press release on LAJ’s removal by Julius Maada Bio, fake

Usman Fambuleh April 1, 2026

Claim: A viral social media post alleges that Julius Maada Bio has relieved popular musician LAJ of...

Viral video of woman mourning deceased family member unrelated to recent Jos killing

Viral video of woman mourning deceased family member unrelated to recent Jos killing

Viral video of woman mourning deceased family member unrelated to recent Jos killing

Lademi Aborisade March 31, 2026

Claim: X user shared the video of a woman mourning her family in the aftermath of the...

Atijo ni fonran to s’afihan Seyi Tinubu ti o gb’oriyin fun ijoba baba re

Atijo ni fonran to s’afihan Seyi Tinubu ti o gb’oriyin fun ijoba baba re

Atijo ni fonran to s’afihan Seyi Tinubu ti o gb’oriyin fun ijoba baba re

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 31, 2026

Aheso: Olumulo ikanni Facebook s’atunpin fonran kan to s’afihan Seyi Tinubu ti o gb’oriyin fun Ijoba aare...

Weekly round-up: Trending claims DUBAWA verified this week

Weekly round-up: Trending claims DUBAWA verified this week

Weekly round-up: Trending claims DUBAWA verified this week

Amarachi Onwuzulike March 30, 2026

As misinformation continues to swirl across social media platforms, AI-generated videos and wrongly attributed photos and videos...

Here is all you need to know as Instagram halts end-to-end encryption by May 8

Here is all you need to know as Instagram halts end-to-end encryption by May 8

Here is all you need to know as Instagram halts end-to-end encryption by May 8

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo March 30, 2026

Full Text In the third week of March 2026, reports flooded the internet with claims that Instagram...

Photo of Muslims worshipping on Abuja road, AI-generated

Photo of Muslims worshipping on Abuja road, AI-generated

Photo of Muslims worshipping on Abuja road, AI-generated

Sunday Awosoro March 30, 2026

Claim: An X user shared an image showing Muslims worshipping on Abuja road, preventing traffic flow. Verdict:...

Video from DR Congo wrongly attributed to bandit attacks in North Central Nigeria

Video from DR Congo wrongly attributed to bandit attacks in North Central Nigeria

Video from DR Congo wrongly attributed to bandit attacks in North Central Nigeria

Rejoice Taddy March 27, 2026

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video purporting to show residents of North Central Nigeria fleeing their...

Facebook user deletes claim after DUBAWA’s fact check

Facebook user deletes claim after DUBAWA’s fact check

Facebook user deletes claim after DUBAWA’s fact check

Lademi Aborisade March 25, 2026

A Facebook user, Osuchukwu Jane Ezeakolam, has deleted her post after DUBAWA’s fact-check. DUBAWA observed that the...

Weekly round-up: Top six claims fact-checked this week

Weekly round-up: Top six claims fact-checked this week

Weekly round-up: Top six claims fact-checked this week

Lademi Aborisade March 22, 2026

As misinformation continues to flow across social media platforms, this week brought a wave of videos and...

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