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AI-generated video fuels claim bandits have surrounded Edo State 

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AI-generated video fuels claim bandits have surrounded Edo State 

Rejoice Taddy June 8, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video claiming that bandits are in Benin, Edo State, and have...

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Video showing terrorists moving minerals through Turkish Aircraft, misleading

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Video showing terrorists moving minerals through Turkish Aircraft, misleading

Yunusa Umar June 8, 2026 2

Claim: An X user, @JezebelReborn, shared a video claiming to show Fulani terrorists exporting mined minerals out...

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Viral video of students fleeing school not from Kano

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Viral video of students fleeing school not from Kano

Cole Praise June 8, 2026 1

Claim: An X user shared a video of school children fleeing school in Kano State, following a...

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Block TV Gambia recirculates old footage as recent attack on KMC Mayor

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Block TV Gambia recirculates old footage as recent attack on KMC Mayor

Momodou Janneh June 8, 2026 1

Claim: A video showing a supporter of the National People’s Party (NPP) questioning the nationality of Talib...

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Cambodia’s alleged ultimatum, Oyo abduction, other top claims fact-checked last week

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Cambodia’s alleged ultimatum, Oyo abduction, other top claims fact-checked last week

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 7, 2026 1

Amid the security crisis in Nigeria, citizens witnessed real-life pandemonium stemming from misinformation and disinformation on social...

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Image of beheaded bodies falsely linked to Oyo school abduction

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Image of beheaded bodies falsely linked to Oyo school abduction

Juliet Buna June 6, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook page, Mariam Ann TV, shared a disturbing video with an image of beheaded bodies,...

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Old image wrongly linked to Kogi school kidnapping

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Old image wrongly linked to Kogi school kidnapping

Juliet Buna June 5, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, shared the image of a child, claiming he is dead...

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Video linked to Oyo kidnapping, BBC journalist, misleading

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Video linked to Oyo kidnapping, BBC journalist, misleading

Lois Ugbede June 5, 2026 1

Claim: An Instagram page @officialashowna shared a video of two men, linking it to follow-up events from...

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Does electricity cost more in Northern Nigeria than Southern?

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Does electricity cost more in Northern Nigeria than Southern?

Ukashatu Wakili June 5, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user claims that electricity consumers in Northern Nigeria pay significantly more for electricity than...

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False! Oyo abducted teachers, students not released

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False! Oyo abducted teachers, students not released

Juliet Buna June 4, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook page of Oyo State claimed that the abducted students and teachers in Oyo State...

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