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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week

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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week

Mohammed Taoheed September 29, 2025 0

As misinformation continues to influence public discussion online, DUBAWA intensifies its work to hold together the shrinking...

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Would adding lemon, sugar to sanitary pads prevent infection?

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Would adding lemon, sugar to sanitary pads prevent infection?

Juliet Buna September 27, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook user, Promise Mgbeosoro, posted a video claiming that adding lemon and sugar to a...

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Yadda shafin Facebook, bayanan da ba daidai ba, da gazawar dokoki ke jefa matan Najeriya cikin sarkakiya in sun je daukar ciki wa wadanda ba su iya dauka da kansu dan samun kudi

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Yadda shafin Facebook, bayanan da ba daidai ba, da gazawar dokoki ke jefa matan Najeriya cikin sarkakiya in sun je daukar ciki wa wadanda ba su iya dauka da kansu dan samun kudi

Simbiat Bakare September 27, 2025 0

Bayan da Temitope Afolabi ta fahimci cewa maigidanta na iya zuwa kurkuku saboda bashin nera milliyan 48...

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Surrogacy: Àwọn alagbabi ṣ’alaye bi ìkànnì ibaraẹniṣọrẹ, ìròyìn ofege ati àìlòfin ṣe ṣ’àkóbá fun wọn

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Surrogacy: Àwọn alagbabi ṣ’alaye bi ìkànnì ibaraẹniṣọrẹ, ìròyìn ofege ati àìlòfin ṣe ṣ’àkóbá fun wọn

Simbiat Bakare September 27, 2025 0

Ní ìgbà tí arabinrin Temitope Afolabi rii wípé ọkọ rẹ̀ le ṣ’ẹwọn lórí gbèsè miliọnu mejidinlaadọta náírà,...

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How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch

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How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch

Simbiat Bakare September 27, 2025 0

When Temitope Afolabi realised her husband could get imprisoned due to a N48 million debt he incurred...

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Kano governor misrepresents state’s performance in 2025 NECO results

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Kano governor misrepresents state’s performance in 2025 NECO results

Qosim Suleiman September 26, 2025 2

Claim: Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf claimed Kano State emerged as the best-performing state in the 2025...

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WHO dismisses Trump’s autism claims, says they are not backed by science

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WHO dismisses Trump’s autism claims, says they are not backed by science

Lois Ugbede September 25, 2025 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that autism is linked to the use of Tylenol/acetaminophen...

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Misleading! CDC left exchange rate at L$188, not L$174

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Misleading! CDC left exchange rate at L$188, not L$174

Gloria Wleh September 25, 2025 0

Claim: A former assistant minister of the Weah-led administration said, “When the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)...

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Contrary to popular claim, Nigeria Police not removing pockets from officers’ uniform

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Contrary to popular claim, Nigeria Police not removing pockets from officers’ uniform

Rejoice Taddy September 24, 2025 0

Claim: Several Facebook posts suggest that the Federal Government has removed pockets from Nigerian police uniforms to...

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Can the mixture of banana peel, lemon, salt, and toothpaste whiten teeth?

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Can the mixture of banana peel, lemon, salt, and toothpaste whiten teeth?

Juliet Buna September 23, 2025 0

Claim: A Facebook page, Healthy Tips, claims that banana peel, lemon, salt, and toothpaste can whiten teeth....

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