As misinformation and disinformation infiltrate everyday conversations, primarily online purveyors of fake news have devised various techniques...
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Full Text Food and agriculture remain among the most discussed topics in Nigeria, encompassing everything from daily...
Claim: A Facebook user, Ilera loro pelu Kaothar, claims that cooking rice together with eggs is poisonous....
Claim: An X influencer claims that Hushpuppi has been released and deported to Nigeria. Verdict: The claim...
Over time, health information actors have remained adamant, consistently mixing myths with truths and making assertions not...
Claim: A Facebook user claims that applying castor oil to sanitary pads and wearing them can cure...
Full Text Cancer remains one of the world’s most feared diseases, and because of that, misinformation around...
Claim: Some social media users claimed Islamic cleric, Gumi, has threatened Nigeria’s Defence Minister over bandits’ killings....
Full Text In January 2020, a Nigerian court in the capital Abuja convicted and sentenced one Maryam...
Claim: An Instagram page with the handle @hustlingroute claims that condoms are dangerous and contain some toxic...
