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TRUE! Nigeria manufactures sophisticated military vehicles

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TRUE! Nigeria manufactures sophisticated military vehicles

Phillip Anjorin July 29, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook page claimed that a Nigerian company is producing warship vehicles for military procurement by...

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Do noodles truly impact health negatively?

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Do noodles truly impact health negatively?

Lademi Aborisade July 28, 2023 0

Claim: A Facebook user urged the public to avoid eating noodles because it has no nutritional value...

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FALSE! UK has no plans to stop development programmes in Sierra Leone

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FALSE! UK has no plans to stop development programmes in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay July 28, 2023 0

Claim:  A Twitter user claimed that all UK-funded projects, including the FQE (Free Quality Education), has been...

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Bill Gates’ alleged attempt to “depopulate” Africa: Examining recurring conspiracy theories

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Bill Gates’ alleged attempt to “depopulate” Africa: Examining recurring conspiracy theories

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo July 25, 2023 0

For years, there have been conspiracy theories around Bill Gates, the Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda...

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False! Africell not donating free data to old clients

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False! Africell not donating free data to old clients

Julian Koroma July 24, 2023 0

Claim: A website purporting to be owned by the Africell Network is said to offer free data...

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Former Vice President did not accuse President Weah of selling ‘Kush’ to young people

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Former Vice President did not accuse President Weah of selling ‘Kush’ to young people

Varney Dukuly July 23, 2023 0

Claim: Vice chairman of Liberia Anti Corruption Commission Kanio Bai Gbala says he heard the former vice...

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Is Air France exiting Sierra Leone? Here’s all we know

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Is Air France exiting Sierra Leone? Here’s all we know

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay July 22, 2023 0

Social media has gone wild over the last few days, rumouring that one of the carriers to...

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Misleading! Liberia does not have world’s highest rainfall rate

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Misleading! Liberia does not have world’s highest rainfall rate

Jackson C. Clay Jr. July 20, 2023 0

Claim: The presidential hopeful and political leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, has...

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Misleading: Trending clip of celestial bodies at EKSU, a visual effect

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Misleading: Trending clip of celestial bodies at EKSU, a visual effect

Sunday Awosoro July 20, 2023 0

Claim: A TikTok video shows where stars, planets, and comets are seemingly falling into Ekiti State University...

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Contrary to online reports, no Nigerian killed lion with bare hands

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Contrary to online reports, no Nigerian killed lion with bare hands

Taiwo Fatola July 19, 2023 2

Claim: There have been online and blog reports that a Nigerian killed a lion with his bare...

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