Spoofs
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Liberia’s Lonestar Cell MTN not offering free data to old customers
Claim: A viral claim on WhatsApp in Liberia says telecommunication giant Lonestar Cell MTN offers its old customers free data.…
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British Royal Family photo with Gambian boy doctored
Claim: A Facebook post claimed that a Gambian boy had met the British Royal Family. Verdict: False. The claim that…
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What danger does sleeping with a phone under your pillow pose to you?
Claim: Sleeping with one’s phone under the pillow is dangerous to one’s health. There is no medical evidence to prove…
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SATIRE: Mosquitoes Inoculated With Viagra Have Not Escaped From Wuhan Laboratory.
Claim: Viral Whatsapp messages claim thousands of mosquitoes inoculated with Viagra have escaped from a high security laboratory in China…
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Man-like creature in viral video is a dummy from prank video, not Werewolf killed in Nigeria
Claim: A viral werewolf video claims to have originated from Nigeria Findings show that the 17 seconds video circulating on…
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How true is viral post claiming Elon Musk described Nigerian girls as ‘the best’ and vows to marry one?
Claim: A viral information on social media and other blogs claims that Elon Musk said: “Nigerian ladies are the best”…
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Photo used to depict Marcus Rashford as suya seller fake
Claim: a user on Twitter shared a collage photo he claims to be Marcus Rashford before he purportedly left Nigeria and what…
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Questions around photogragh of a man acclaimed to be the ‘tallest man in Nigeria’
A Facebook page shared a picture of a certain man with the claim that he is the tallest man in…
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Alleged report of a polyamorous Nigerian man with 13 pregnant wives is a hoax
A blog site claims that a certain Nigerian man is husband to 13 wives who are all pregnant for him…
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Whatsapp offer of free 50GB data is a Hoax!
A viral WhatsApp message claims WhatsApp is offering free 50GB data to mark its 10th anniversary. A confirmatory email from…
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