{"id":11660,"date":"2022-05-30T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=11660"},"modified":"2022-05-30T09:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:35:18","slug":"five-public-reactions-to-our-fact-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/five-public-reactions-to-our-fact-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Public Reactions To Our Fact-Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
  1. Facebook Flags Nasarawa State\u2019s Post As Misleading After DUBAWA\u2019s Fact-check<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Facebook has flagged a post on the official Facebook page of the Nasarawa State Government after DUBAWA\u2019s fact check found the post to be misleading. The post featured a picture of a road it claims to be in Sisinbaki-Kwarra, Wamba Local Government Council, Nasarawa State, Nigeria\u2026 continue reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. IJNet Updates Report After Dubawa\u2019s Fact-check<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Following a fact-check by Dubawa, IJNet, a publication of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), has updated its report which said that the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), is the oldest campus news outlet in Nigeria\u2026 Continue reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Claimant Apologises, Withdraws Claim After DUBAWA\u2019s Fact-check<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Following DUBAWA\u2019s fact-check on the actual cost of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Lagos-Abidjan highway, the claimant, Mr Segun Odunayo tendered a public apology on his Twitter timeline, deleted the claim he made earlier and lauded DUBAWA\u2019s excellence in fact-checking\u2026 Continue Reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. After DUBAWA Fact Check, Twitter User Withdraws Misleading Claim<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Earlier in the year, a breaking news headline claimed that the Federal Government of Nigeria agreed to fund ASUU with money earmarked for the NYSC allowance. Our fact-check revealed that the claim was FALSE.\u00a0 Following this fact-check, the claimant withdrew his post… Continue reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Despite Evidence, Abia Politician Who Made Twitter Verification Claim Asks For \u2018Proof<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            A Nigerian politician who made a claim on Twitter verification, Obinna Nwosu, questioned DUBAWA\u2019s fact-check, although without substance. Mr Nwosu, who is aspiring to become Abia State governor, had claimed that he was the first politician in Abia State to be verified on Twitter\u2026 Continue reading here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today\u2019s news stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[440],"tags":[1183],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[873],"class_list":["post-11660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters-updates","tag-dubawa-newsletter"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-324","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":873,"user_id":10,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dubawa","display_name":"Dubawa","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f70a877f6d81734de0ca299eabb33d20687f41f5a4cb83ae8d754fc9412ee293?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Strengthening Investigative Journalism for the fight against corruption in Nigeria."}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dubawa-Newsletter-Banner-01-1.png?fit=5000%2C2917&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11661,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11660\/revisions\/11661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11660"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=11660"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=11660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}