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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.

UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve

Economy
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION: * The featured image has been changed to that of a gold bar, which is the primary element in the claim while the...

No! Makinde is not the first governor to break second term jinx in Oyo State

Politics
An Arise TV journalist, Reuben Abati, has claimed that Seyi Makinde is 'the only Governor to have broken the jinx of a second term...

Video of Shettima disparaging call for restructuring resurfaces online

Politics
A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disparaging the clamour for restructuring in the country has resurfaced online. In the video, Shettima downplayed the...

Video of Sanusi criticising Nigerian government is not recent

Politics
A video showing the reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, speaking on the failure of the Nigerian government to address various problems bedevilling...

OpenAI disrupts Israeli, Chinese, Russian influence campaigns

News
OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran. The artificial intelligence (AI) company disclosed in its report...

No! Video does not show Igbos killed in Mozambique over money rituals

Security
A graphic video showing young men being set ablaze on the street after being beaten by mobs has surfaced online with a claim that...

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...
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