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Recycled video falsely used to depict students’ kidnap in Nigeria

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Recycled video falsely used to depict students’ kidnap in Nigeria

Funmilola Afolabi April 9, 2024 0

Claim: A viral video purportedly shows schoolchildren being abducted in Nigeria. Verdict: MISLEADING. Our findings show that...

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FALSE! Liberian drug kingpin Original Japan still in custody

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FALSE! Liberian drug kingpin Original Japan still in custody

Prince E. Cooper April 8, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user alleged that a drug kingpin, George Ikpehehukwu, known as Original Japan, who was...

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Theodore Orji did not threaten to make Otti’s government unbearable if his pension, as ex-governor, stopped

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Theodore Orji did not threaten to make Otti’s government unbearable if his pension, as ex-governor, stopped

Raphael Obasiohia April 8, 2024 0

Claim: Theodore Orji threatens Abia State Government with a bloodbath if his ex-governor pension is stopped. Verdict:...

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

Iris Aminata Bangura April 7, 2024 0

Claim: A news publication by Sierraloaded claimed that the military officer who exposed Koita in the coup...

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False! Nigeria will not witness total solar eclipse on April 8

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False! Nigeria will not witness total solar eclipse on April 8

Yemi Sodeeq April 7, 2024 0

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that Nigeria will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. Verdict:...

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Unmasking Facebook users’ diabetes cure as scam

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Unmasking Facebook users’ diabetes cure as scam

Juliet Buna April 6, 2024 0

The battle against diabetes– a relentless adversary undermining the body’s energy metabolism– has reached a fever pitch,...

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FALSE! University of Sierra Leone Court has not been reconstituted

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FALSE! University of Sierra Leone Court has not been reconstituted

Iris Aminata Bangura April 5, 2024 0

Claim:On March 13, 2024,  the Ministry of Information, the sector’s minister, and other sources claimed that the...

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Sahara Reporters’ claim about Osun State teachers’ recruitment test, partly true

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Sahara Reporters’ claim about Osun State teachers’ recruitment test, partly true

Olufisoye Adenitan April 5, 2024 0

Claim: An online news platform, Sahara Reporters, claimed that the Osun state government has failed to conduct...

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No evidence Delta Commissioner caught with guns

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No evidence Delta Commissioner caught with guns

Raphael Obasiohia April 5, 2024 0

Claim: Delta State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon Agbateyiniro Weyinmi, was found in possession of a sack...

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True! National Hajj Commission increased Hajj fare for 2024

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True! National Hajj Commission increased Hajj fare for 2024

Folashade Oladeinde April 5, 2024 0

Claim: The National Hajj Commission raised the Hajj fare to 6.8 million naira. Verdict: TRUE. Credible local...

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