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Viral video of children unrelated to Oyo school abduction

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Viral video of children unrelated to Oyo school abduction

Juliet Buna June 4, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user, Omooba of Lagos, shared a video of children lying on the floor while...

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Image of patient on drip in open vehicle, not from Nigeria

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Image of patient on drip in open vehicle, not from Nigeria

Mariam Ileyemi June 3, 2026 1

Claim: Social media users shared an image of a patient receiving a drip in the back of...

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Yadda gazawar Telegram wajen bin ka’idoji da yaɗuwar bayanan ƙarya ke ƙara haɓaka karuwanci a Najeriya 

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Yadda gazawar Telegram wajen bin ka’idoji da yaɗuwar bayanan ƙarya ke ƙara haɓaka karuwanci a Najeriya 

Simbiat Bakare June 3, 2026 0

Ranar da na fara haduwa da Shola mai shekaru 26 na haihuwa, ta isa wani sanannen otel...

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How Telegram’s regulatory failures, misinformation fuel prostitution in Nigeria

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How Telegram’s regulatory failures, misinformation fuel prostitution in Nigeria

Simbiat Bakare June 3, 2026 0

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Ọ̀nà ti ẹ̀rọ àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ Telegram, àti ìròyìn ofege ṣe n satileyin iṣẹ́ aṣéwó ni orile-ede Naijiria

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Ọ̀nà ti ẹ̀rọ àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ Telegram, àti ìròyìn ofege ṣe n satileyin iṣẹ́ aṣéwó ni orile-ede Naijiria

Simbiat Bakare June 3, 2026 0

Ọjọ́ rọ̀ ni mo ṣ’abapade arabinrin Shola, ọmọ ọdún mẹrindinlọgbọn, o ṣẹṣẹ de ile itura olokiki kan...

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Verifying viral odd claims about hantavirus on social media

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Verifying viral odd claims about hantavirus on social media

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo June 2, 2026 1

Full Text Discussions on public health issues thrive on social media platforms, and with the infodemic that...

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False! 2022 video used to portray Lagos invasion

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False! 2022 video used to portray Lagos invasion

Juliet Buna June 2, 2026 1

Claim: A Facebook user, Sule Emmanuel Segun, shared a video alleging that suspected herdsmen were arrested in...

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Round-Up: Top six claims we verified this week

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Round-Up: Top six claims we verified this week

Mohammed Taoheed May 31, 2026 2

From Nigeria, to Sierra Leone, to Libéria, misinformation and disinformation continue to spread briskly offline and online....

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False! Ebola not in Liberia

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False! Ebola not in Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. May 29, 2026 0

Claim: A blog in Liberia, Yekeh Kolubah, shared a voice recording claiming that the Ebola virus has...

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Video used to portray Trump sexually assaulting man, digitally altered

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Video used to portray Trump sexually assaulting man, digitally altered

Cole Praise May 29, 2026 0

Claim: A Facebook user shared a video claiming President Trump sexually assaulted an elderly man in the...

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