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10 Photos Used to Depict Obigbo Victims Are From Osun, Lagos, Others

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• Security

10 Photos Used to Depict Obigbo Victims Are From Osun, Lagos, Others

Kunle Adebajo November 28, 2020 1

Claim: A Facebook group shared 10 photographs, which it said were about the killing and brutalising of...

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FG’s N3.18 billion payroll support beneficiaries not non-existent, imaginary

• Economy
• Fact Check

FG’s N3.18 billion payroll support beneficiaries not non-existent, imaginary

Francis Arinze Iloani November 28, 2020 0

CLAIM: A Twitter user, Dr Biobele (@DublingreenB) claimed that the 101,567 beneficiaries of the N3.18 billion payroll...

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How true is Lai Mohammed’s claim blank ammunition cannot kill anyone?

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• Security

How true is Lai Mohammed’s claim blank ammunition cannot kill anyone?

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi November 26, 2020 0

Claim: Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has claimed that soldiers who attacked unarmed protesters used blank ammunition, and...

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Has South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, withdrawn from WTO DG race?

• Economy
• Featured
• Politics

Has South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, withdrawn from WTO DG race?

Atinuke Seun-Ige November 26, 2020 0

Claim: Media reports and social media users claimed that Minister Yoo Myung-hee has withdrawn from the WTO...

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Fact-checking claims on Oyo IGR, Kaduna’s new tax law

• Fact Check
• Politics

Fact-checking claims on Oyo IGR, Kaduna’s new tax law

Qosim Suleiman November 24, 2020 0

A popular medical doctor and social media influencer, #OurFavOnlineDoc (@DrOlufunmilayo) on Monday said that Oyo state IGR...

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EXPLAINER: What to know about Nigeria’s recession and how it affects you

• Economy
• Explainers

EXPLAINER: What to know about Nigeria’s recession and how it affects you

Ini Ekott November 23, 2020 0

At a time of economic difficulties, the Nigerian government has imposed an array of high taxes and...

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Fake Twitter Handle claims ASUU has suspended strike but this is FALSE

• Education
• Fact Check

Fake Twitter Handle claims ASUU has suspended strike but this is FALSE

Samad Uthman November 23, 2020 0

Claim: The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its ongoing strike The claim that the university...

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The evolving nature of truth in today’s journalism: A need for fact-based reporting

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• Newsletters & Updates

The evolving nature of truth in today’s journalism: A need for fact-based reporting

Dubawa November 23, 2020 0

By Silas Jonathan Evolution has taken its toll on human existence and its subsistence in various life...

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Fact-Checking the Edo Elections: A Review of the publications by Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria

• Elections
• Research

Fact-Checking the Edo Elections: A Review of the publications by Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria

Raheemat Adeniran November 21, 2020 1

Summary  The recently held Edo election was keenly contested in the midst of political drama and several...

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No ongoing protest in Algeria as claimed in this photo

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check

No ongoing protest in Algeria as claimed in this photo

Silas Jonathan November 20, 2020 0

Claim: A user on Facebook, in a bind to the Nigerian context, claims that there is an...

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