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Footage used to depict Abuja road network traced to Canada

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Footage used to depict Abuja road network traced to Canada

Emmanuel Oluwadola May 8, 2025 0

Claim: Multiple X accounts shared a video claiming it shows an Abuja road network. Verdict: False! Our...

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

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No, magnetic field didn’t trigger elevator battery explosion in viral video

Dare Akogun May 8, 2025 0

Claim: A viral video on WhatsApp, X, and Facebook claims that an electric vehicle (EV) battery caught...

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

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False! Tinubu did not sack EFCC chairperson over VDM’s arrest

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 7, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook post claimed President Bola Tinubu ordered the suspension of Ola Olukoyede, chairperson of the...

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

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#BehindTheFacts: Discussing ethnic disinformation and online hate with Miracle Akubuo

Asiat Jimoh, Lateef Sanni May 6, 2025 0

In recent years, social media platforms have become battlegrounds for misinformation, hate speech, and ethnic intolerance. X,...

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

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Viral EFCC mugshot of VDM, manipulated

Sunday Awosoro May 6, 2025 1

Claim: Viral EFCC mugshot of VeryDarkMan shows charges brought against him. Verdict: False. Our findings reveal that...

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Viral WhatsApp message claiming INEC chairperson apologised for election manipulation, clickbait

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Viral WhatsApp message claiming INEC chairperson apologised for election manipulation, clickbait

Phillip Anjorin May 6, 2025 0

Claim: Express, a Facebook page, shared a link claiming that Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent...

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Do children need added sugar for brain development?

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Do children need added sugar for brain development?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 5, 2025 0

Claim: Children need added sugar for adequate growth and brain development. Verdict: Misleading! Studies and experts explained...

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

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Infox sur un prétendu convoi de Guinéens intercepté à la frontière par le Sénégal 

Ayoba FAYE May 3, 2025 0

FAIT : Le 23 avril 2025, un internaute qui a pour pseudonyme “FinaLaPatriote” a publié une courte...

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

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How popular X accounts spread false narratives about Nigeria’s Igbo tribe

Miracle Akubuo May 3, 2025 1

On July 26, 2024, an X account @NoNonsensezone uploaded a video showing President Bola Tinubu in a...

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

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Breast Ironing: All you need to know about the age-old practice

Amarachi Onwuzulike May 3, 2025 0

Full Text  On April 8, 2025, a young woman named Linda reignited conversations about breast ironing, a...

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