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Is Lagos the third largest economy in Africa as Shettima claims?

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Is Lagos the third largest economy in Africa as Shettima claims?

Muktar Balogun August 30, 2022 0

Candidates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Labour Congress (LP), Peter Obi and Kashim Shettima,...

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

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How true is claim babies can be grown in a bag instead of womb?

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 1

Claim: A Facebook user claims babies can be grown in a bag.  Babies cannot be grown in...

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

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Recurring conspiracy theory claims COVID-19 vaccines infect users with HIV

Lois Ugbede August 26, 2022 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message and image links HIV to COVID-19 and smallpox vaccines Our findings show...

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Video shot in Ghana used to depict support for Atiku

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Video shot in Ghana used to depict support for Atiku

Sunday Awosoro August 26, 2022 0

Claim: A Twitter user claims youth in Adamawa State burnt brooms to show their support for Atiku...

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Five Scholarship-Related Scams You Should Read

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Five Scholarship-Related Scams You Should Read

Dubawa August 22, 2022 0

A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today’s...

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The Central Bank of Liberia has not minted coins in L$25 and L$30 denominations

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The Central Bank of Liberia has not minted coins in L$25 and L$30 denominations

Jackson C. Clay Jr. August 21, 2022 0

There have been occasions where taxi drivers, tricycles (kehkeh), and motorbike riders and passengers get into confrontations...

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Fraudulent website poses as NERC recruitment portal

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Fraudulent website poses as NERC recruitment portal

Lois Ugbede August 20, 2022 0

Recently, a viral WhatsApp message which claims the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is conducting a recruitment...

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Image from Tanzania falsely used to depict Boko Haram attack

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Image from Tanzania falsely used to depict Boko Haram attack

Silas Jonathan August 16, 2022 0

Claim:  Twitter user claims that God struck Boko Haram with lightning while on their way to Niger...

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Dual citizens cannot be elected as Representatives, Senators despite new law

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Dual citizens cannot be elected as Representatives, Senators despite new law

Jackson C. Clay Jr. August 16, 2022 0

Claim: Persons with Dual Citizenship under the new dual citizenship law of Liberia are allowed to contest...

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Claim broccoli prevents or cure breast cancer is misleading

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Claim broccoli prevents or cure breast cancer is misleading

Lois Ugbede August 15, 2022 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims broccoli can prevent and cure breast cancer.  While it is true...

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