Politics
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Video showing Netanyahu pledging to save Africa dates back to 2016
Claim: A Facebook user claims via video that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to liberate Africa. Verdict: Misleading!…
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More than four counties have elected female Senators
Claim: Liberia’s former vice president, Madam Jewel Howard Taylor, advocates for a female candidate in the Nimba by-election, claiming only…
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Was there an assassination attempt on President Putin?
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that Ukraine had attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Verdict: True. The…
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Has Umar Damagum resigned as PDP Acting Chairperson?
Claim: A Facebook user shared a post alleging that PDP’s Acting National Chairperson, Umar Damagum, has resigned, attributing the report…
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Did ICC issue an arrest warrant for Senate President Godswill Akpabio?
Claim: Reports circulating on social media here, here, and here claim that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an…
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Did Wike’s security invade Fubara’s private residence, as claimed?
Claim: Agodi Comedy, a Facebook user, shared a video claiming that security agencies sent by Nyesom Wike invaded the private…
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SLPP Withdraws PPRC from observing and conducting Party elections
Claim: A Facebook blog, Born 2 Blog, claimed that the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) withdrew the Political Party Regulation…
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False! Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has not rejected loans from the World Bank
Claim: A Facebook user has alleged that Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré has rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund…
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Did Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, decline White House’s invitation to Trump’s inauguration?
Claim: A Facebook page, “United Africa,” claimed that Burkina Faso’s interim president, Ibrahim Traore, declined an invitation to President Trump’s…
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Did Donald Trump pardon R. Kelly?
Claim: Social media users here and here claim R&B singer R Kelly has been pardoned by Donald Trump and released…
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