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No school children kidnapped in Ondo bus hijack as claimed by Shehu Sani

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No school children kidnapped in Ondo bus hijack as claimed by Shehu Sani

Tope Omogbolagun June 14, 2021 0

Claim: Shehu Sani, a Nigerian politician, tweeted that some students were kidnapped in Ondo State. Available evidence...

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General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media

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General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media

Lami Sadiq June 14, 2021 0

Claim: Multiple sources have portrayed Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, as the...

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Dubawa June 14, 2021 0

A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the aspects of truth and falsehood in recent...

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Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked

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Viral image depicting police officer shooting at protesters fact-checked

Lateef Sanni June 13, 2021 0

Claim: Viral Image attributed to ChannelsTV claims a policeman shot a protester in Abuja. Dubawa’s findings show...

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2018 video circulated to sell narrative two survived plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army Chief

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2018 video circulated to sell narrative two survived plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army Chief

Lois Ugbede June 12, 2021 0

Claim: A viral video claims two persons survived the plane crash that killed Nigeria’s Army chief. Dubawa...

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Did UNICEF say blocking children’s access to pornography constitute human rights’ infringement?

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Did UNICEF say blocking children’s access to pornography constitute human rights’ infringement?

Faith Adeoye June 11, 2021 1

CLAIM 1: A Twitter user claims UNICEF said any efforts to block children from accessing pornography might...

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No evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims

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No evidence these Military trucks are heading to SouthEast as Facebook user claims

Lois Ugbede June 11, 2021 0

Claim: A Facebook post claims the image of a military truck convoy was headed for SouthEast Nigeria....

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Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has not ordered a reduction in the price of rice

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Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has not ordered a reduction in the price of rice

John-John Whitfield June 8, 2021 0

Claim: A Press Release in circulation claims Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has ordered the...

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2018 photograph recycled as recent military attack in Abia State

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2018 photograph recycled as recent military attack in Abia State

Faith Adeoye June 8, 2021 0

Claim: Nigerian Army killed and dragged an Igbo man at Urata Junction in Aba, Abia State.  The...

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How Nigeria’s ex-lawmaker spread falsehood on COVID-19 vaccine, mislead followers

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How Nigeria’s ex-lawmaker spread falsehood on COVID-19 vaccine, mislead followers

Kemi Busari June 8, 2021 0

To many Nigerians, Dino Melaye is a man of several talents – a vocal politician, activist in...

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