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No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST shared by verified X user @ChinasaNworu, purports to show members of Fulani communities carrying belongings and fleeing towns across Northern Nigeria due...
General

2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video shared on social media claims to show recent abduction carried out by bandits in Niger State, Nigeria. The video depicts several individuals...
General

Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT purports to show a crowd in Kaduna destroying a campaign venue set up for Nigerian...
Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi threatening to cause nationwide unrest if any harm comes to bandits. The...
General

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...
Health

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria, estimating more than 50,000 cases over 25 years and identifying 64 high-risk local government areas. A...
ArtificialIntelligence

AI-manipulated video falsely depicts Tinubu addressing economy

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...
General

Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

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No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns

2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State

Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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