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 False! President Boakai did not win with less than 18,000 votes

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 False! President Boakai did not win with less than 18,000 votes

Gloria Wleh January 15, 2025 0

Claim: The youth league chair of the former ruling CDC has alleged that “President Boakia won with...

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Does Telegram have only 30 employees, as claimed by X user?

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Does Telegram have only 30 employees, as claimed by X user?

Cole Praise January 15, 2025 0

Claim: An X user claims Telegram has only 30 employees. Verdict: True. Telegram founder Pavel Durov told...

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How community notes, Meta’s replacement for fact-checkers, work

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How community notes, Meta’s replacement for fact-checkers, work

Sunday Awosoro January 8, 2025 0

On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced the company’s decision to terminate its third-party...

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Facebook video showing Haaland apologising to Arteta, manipulated

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Facebook video showing Haaland apologising to Arteta, manipulated

Miracle Akubuo January 8, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page shared a video suggesting Haaland issued an open apology to Arteta. Verdict: Misleading!...

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Verifying Tinubu’s claims on Nigeria’s economic progress in New Year address

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Verifying Tinubu’s claims on Nigeria’s economic progress in New Year address

Phillip Anjorin January 8, 2025 0

Full Text Since Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, addressed the nation in his January 2025 New Year speech,...

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IFCN Director reacts to Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking in the US

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IFCN Director reacts to Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking in the US

Mohammed Taoheed January 7, 2025 0

The Director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Holan,  has reacted to Meta’s decision to halt...

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IFCN third-party fact-checking programme threatened as Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes

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IFCN third-party fact-checking programme threatened as Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes

Phillip Anjorin January 7, 2025 0

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to terminate its third-party fact-checking programme....

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X user’s claim H-1B visa slots capped at 750,000 per year, false

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X user’s claim H-1B visa slots capped at 750,000 per year, false

Mohammed Taoheed January 7, 2025 0

Claim: An X user asserted that the approval rate for the H-1B programme, a United States visa,...

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Ǹjẹ́ Trump pàṣẹ fún Ìjọba Nàìjíríà láti dá Nnamdi Kanu sílẹ̀?

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Ǹjẹ́ Trump pàṣẹ fún Ìjọba Nàìjíríà láti dá Nnamdi Kanu sílẹ̀?

Sunday Awosoro January 6, 2025 0

Àhesọ: Àwọn aṣàmúlò WhatsApp àti Facebook sọ pé Donald Trump ti pàṣẹ fún ìjọba orílẹ̀ èdè Nàíjíríà...

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Five ridiculous cancer claims we fact-checked in 2024

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Five ridiculous cancer claims we fact-checked in 2024

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo January 6, 2025 0

Despite being a significant source of health misinformation, social media remains a popular platform for users seeking...

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