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Fact Check
Does Facebook video depict chaos in Zamfara?
Zamfara
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Economy
Fact-check: Video of plane moving in forest, not from Zamfara
In 2019, the Nigerian government permitted artisanal mining of gold in some Northern states, including Zamfara. The states were also allowed to manage some other solid minerals in their domains.
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Fact Check
Recent footage of burnt bodies from Tanzania, not Nigeria as claimed
Al Jazeera reported that 60 people were feared dead after a tanker exploded in Morogoro town, Tanzania. The tanker had earlier fallen and “people came to take what they could. But then, disaster,” it said.
