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Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE Biodun-Ogunyemi-320x240

Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020

CLAIM: That ASUU and federal government meeting ended in an altercation, and ASUU chairman, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi,...

Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE buhari-queen-Queen-Elizabeth-II

Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

Samad Uthman October 28, 2020

CLAIM: The Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Majesty, Elizabeth II wrote a condolence letter to...

Are 63% of young Nigerians jobless or underemployed as claimed recently? unemployment

Are 63% of young Nigerians jobless or underemployed as claimed recently?

Francis Arinze Iloani October 27, 2020

Claim: A twitter user, Ian Bremmer, claims that 63 percent of Nigerians under 30 are jobless or...

#WhereisBuhari: Again, social media claim Nigeria’s president is dead, with ‘evidence’

Silas Jonathan October 26, 2020

The #EndSARS protests in Nigeria will, beyond any skepticism, remain a significant episode in the chronology of...

Research: Mapping the relationship between newsrooms and factchecking organizations weekly newsletter

Research: Mapping the relationship between newsrooms and factchecking organizations

Dubawa October 26, 2020

By Raji Rasaki There is little or no debate as to whether information disorder has become endemic...

#EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze? police

#EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze?

Michelle Agoh October 24, 2020

Claim: TVC news as well as other social media users had reported that the Adekunle Police Station...

Is it true that prolonged exposure to the sun can cause Malaria? exposure to sun

Is it true that prolonged exposure to the sun can cause Malaria?

Atinuke Seun-Ige October 24, 2020

Claim: According to a study undertaken in 30 locations by the Côte d’Ivoire Red Cross in December...

#EndSARS: Video used to portray Obasanjo running away from Nigeria Obasanjo-1-1

#EndSARS: Video used to portray Obasanjo running away from Nigeria

Lateef Sanni October 23, 2020

Claim: Twitter user, @Skygirl_Angie, published a video with the claim that Obasanjo is running out of the...

How true is claim that holding Nigerian flag would prevent soldiers from shooting protesters?

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi October 23, 2020

Claim: Some Twitter users claim that holding the Nigerian flag by protesters will prevent soldiers from shooting...

Photo shared by Dino Melaye is not from #EndSARS protest but it’s misleading his audience

Steve Dede October 23, 2020

Claim: Senator Dino Melaye shared a photo of his G-Wagon SUV riddled with bullets at the back...

Viral Video suggesting ASUU chairman was slapped is FALSE

Picture claiming Queen Elizabeth wrote condolence letter to Nigeria over Buhari’s death resurfaces, but FALSE

Are 63% of young Nigerians jobless or underemployed as claimed recently?

#WhereisBuhari: Again, social media claim Nigeria’s president is dead, with ‘evidence’

#EndSars: Was The Adekunle Police Station in Yaba Set Ablaze?

Is it true that prolonged exposure to the sun can cause Malaria?

#EndSARS: Video used to portray Obasanjo running away from Nigeria

How true is claim that holding Nigerian flag would prevent soldiers from shooting protesters?

Photo shared by Dino Melaye is not from #EndSARS protest but it’s misleading his audience

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Fact-checking Obi’s claims on Channels Television

Photo of man campaigning against Ousainou Darboe’s presidency, AI-manipulated

False! Viral video does not show new terrorist group in Nigeria

False! INEC has not extended CVR or provided new registration link