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Misleading! News platforms report Sule Yellow’s arrest as recent

Misleading! News platforms report Sule Yellow's arrest as recent

Misleading! News platforms report Sule Yellow’s arrest as recent

Abdulsalam Baba Mahmud June 24, 2026

Claim: Several news platforms reported in June 2026 that notorious TikTok bandit, Sule Yellow, had been arrested...

Video shared as Oyo rescue effort, from Gombe Sallah celebration

Video shared as Oyo rescue effort, from Gombe Sallah celebration

Video shared as Oyo rescue effort, from Gombe Sallah celebration

Rejoice Taddy June 24, 2026

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video suggesting it showed youth in Oyo State moving into the...

Misleading! Viral video of armed men with troops taken out of context

Misleading! Viral video of armed men with troops taken out of context

Misleading! Viral video of armed men with troops taken out of context

Lademi Aborisade June 24, 2026

Claim: X user shares a video showing fully armed bandits captured alongside the police and military in...

Misleading video used to depict ISWAP attack in Sokoto

Misleading video used to depict ISWAP attack in Sokoto

Misleading video used to depict ISWAP attack in Sokoto

Mutalib Jibril June 24, 2026

Claim: An X user @biafra_newsUSB shared a video alleging that the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...

TikTok user deletes misleading bandits on aircraft’s post after DUBAWA’s fact-check

TikTok user deletes misleading bandits on aircraft’s post after DUBAWA’s fact-check

TikTok user deletes misleading bandits on aircraft’s post after DUBAWA’s fact-check

Muhammad Jamil Ibrahim June 22, 2026

A TikTok user, officialaa_nova, has removed a misleading video he shared claiming to show Nigerian bandits travelling...

CSOs call for accountability after DUBAWA report on Telegram’s regulatory failures

CSOs call for accountability after DUBAWA report on Telegram’s regulatory failures

CSOs call for accountability after DUBAWA report on Telegram’s regulatory failures

Simbiat Bakare June 22, 2026

Nigerian Civil society organisation, Citizens’ Gavel, has called on Telegram to strengthen its regulatory framework for accountability,...

DUBAWA Round-Up: Late major general’s body, terrorists’ jailbreak, other claims fact-checked last week

DUBAWA Round-Up: Late major general’s body, terrorists' jailbreak, other claims fact-checked last week

DUBAWA Round-Up: Late major general’s body, terrorists’ jailbreak, other claims fact-checked last week

Cole Praise June 21, 2026

As people continue to share misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms, DUBAWA verified several public assertions...

No evidence Sierra Leone introduced double-decker buses; viral images AI-generated

No evidence Sierra Leone introduced double-decker buses; viral images AI-generated

No evidence Sierra Leone introduced double-decker buses; viral images AI-generated

Davida Spaine Solomon June 20, 2026

Claim: A Facebook post published by Richey J Blog claims that Sierra Leone is among the few...

Viral video of Chris Oyakilome’s election prophecy, recycled

Viral video of Chris Oyakilome’s election prophecy, recycled

Viral video of Chris Oyakilome’s election prophecy, recycled

Mohammed Taoheed June 17, 2026

Claim: An X user alleged that Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Christ Embassy, recently spoke about the outcome...

Round-Up: Oyo kidnap claims, AI videos, top claims fact-checked last week

Round-Up: Oyo kidnap claims, AI videos, top claims fact-checked last week

Round-Up: Oyo kidnap claims, AI videos, top claims fact-checked last week

Sunday Awosoro June 14, 2026

The second week of June 2026 was dominated by misinformation tied to the Oyo State school kidnapping,...

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