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Viral Punch publication showing Channels host Seun Okinbaloye’s arrest, digitally altered
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Video of unidentified men in machete fight, not Nigerians
Misleading! Evidence from various media reports in May shows that the video is unrelated to any drug-related case in India. The incident occurred in the Dominican Republic. Additionally, there is no evidence that the men involved are Nigerians.
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Misleading! Image of man holding human head not from skull-mining competition
The claim that this image depicts a recent “skull-mining competition” is misleading and distorts the facts surrounding a criminal act.
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TV presenter, Steve Harvey not dead as claimed
A keyword search on Google showed the trend was not new. The same death hoax went viral in 2023, which was debunked by the TV presenter at the time.
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Did Volkswagen return to Nigeria after 20 years of exit?
A Facebook user, Progressive Nigerian Politics, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, shared a post, claiming that Volkswagen has returned to Nigeria after 20 years.
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Man caught selling vulture as suya not recent
DUBAWA carried out a Google reverse image search on the shared post. The result led us to a similar post made on Facebook on Sept. 25, 2012.
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Photo of arrested ‘Yoruba’ ritual suspect, misleading
While such claims may not be unusual, the disinformation fueled by ethnic bias and hatred is concerning, so DUBAWA conducted this fact-check to set the record straight.
