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Nurudeen Akewushola

Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

Claim that bandits ordered Nigerian churches to close down resurfaces online

Security
A video showing a former commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Ayuba Elkana, confirming the receipt of a threat letter from suspected bandits, directing...

Fake accounts flood X platform with anti-Biden campaign – Report

News
A new report by News Guard has revealed that over 700 posts declaring their intention not to re-elect the incumbent president of the United...

Viral video showing Yahaya Bello inside car is NOT recent

Politics
A video showing Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, listening to music inside a luxury car has resurfaced online. In the footage, Bello...

Video of crowd fleeing their homes is from Burkina Faso not Zamfara

Security
AN X user, Serah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), has posted a video showing a huge crowd of mostly women with a claim that the footage shows...

Fact-checking claims about companies that have exited Nigeria under Tinubu presidency

Business
AN X user, @Irunnia_ has listed eight companies that have allegedly left Nigeria since Bola Ahmed Tinubu became Nigeria's president in May 2023. Nigeria has...

Deceptive crypto platforms use celebrities’ images to defraud people on X – Report

News
A new report by Maldita.es has exposed a widespread scam on X (formerly Twitter) targeting users with fake cryptocurrency investments.  The report revealed that the...

TikTok begins auto-labelling of AI-generated content

News
TIKTOK has commenced automatically labelling of videos and images made with artificial intelligence (AI). The Chinese-owned short-form video-sharing platform disclosed this in a statement recently. The...

Claim that Fubara is wanted by EFCC resurfaces online

Politics
A claim that the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resurfaced online. The...

Nine open source tools for analysing satellite images

Tutorials
SATELLITE imagery has become an invaluable resource for journalists, providing verifiable proof of events, especially in regions where access is limited due to censorship...

Video does not show robbery scene in Abuja

General
A video showing five unidentified men attacking motorists on a road has surfaced on social media with a claim that it depicts a robbery...
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