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Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigeria Fact-checkers’ Coalition during the 2023 elections

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Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigeria Fact-checkers’ Coalition during the 2023 elections

Silas Jonathan May 22, 2023 0

Introduction Nigeria’s 2023 general elections have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the...

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EXPLAlNER: Potential harms of taking unprescribed dietary supplements, multivitamins

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EXPLAlNER: Potential harms of taking unprescribed dietary supplements, multivitamins

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 21, 2023 0

Snagging the second position in the top ten countries with low life expectancy, Nigeria’s healthcare system has...

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How INEC’s failure to fully upload results on IReV portal is fuelling misinformation

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How INEC’s failure to fully upload results on IReV portal is fuelling misinformation

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo May 20, 2023 0

With a few days to the swearing-in ceremony of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, there are still speculations...

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FALSE! President Macron didn’t pledge reparations to African countries colonised by France

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FALSE! President Macron didn’t pledge reparations to African countries colonised by France

Cole Praise May 19, 2023 2

Claim: France to pay reparations to colonised African countries. Verdict: FALSE. Analysis reveals that the video has...

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Fixing Sierra Leone’s Problems: The Story of Maada Bio

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Fixing Sierra Leone’s Problems: The Story of Maada Bio

Fayia J. Moseray May 19, 2023 0

On June 24, 2023, the people of Sierra Leone will decide whether to chart a new path...

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All you need to know about the Guinness World Records, its criteria, and procedure

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All you need to know about the Guinness World Records, its criteria, and procedure

Lois Ugbede May 19, 2023 1

Full Text Many Nigerians have become motivated to break a Guinness World Record (GWR) following Hilda Bassey’s...

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Viral photo purporting to be Hilda Baci with Guinness World Records certificate, doctored

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Viral photo purporting to be Hilda Baci with Guinness World Records certificate, doctored

Dubawa May 19, 2023 0

By: Kennedy Twumasi and Jeffery Nyabor Claim: A Twitter user has published a picture purported to be...

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Footage used to depict public execution of ‘Nigerians’ in Saudi Arabia, misleading

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Footage used to depict public execution of ‘Nigerians’ in Saudi Arabia, misleading

Sunday Awosoro May 18, 2023 0

Claim: A viral tweet stating that 20 Nigerians have been publicly executed in Saudi Arabia after a...

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Misleading! Viral weather safety tips not from National Orientation Agency

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Misleading! Viral weather safety tips not from National Orientation Agency

Lois Ugbede May 17, 2023 0

Claim: Viral WhatsApp message on several safety tips accredited to the National Orientation Agency (NOA). Verdict: MISLEADING....

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FALSE! Popular actor Lateef Adedimeji not dead

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FALSE! Popular actor Lateef Adedimeji not dead

Lademi Aborisade May 17, 2023 0

Claim: A viral post on Facebook claims that famous actor Lateef Adedimeji is dead.  Verdict: FALSE. Our...

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