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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.

Twitter to flag tweets that contain misinformation during crisis

News
TWITTER has announced a new policy for dealing with misinformation during a period of crisis. As part of the new policy, it has also established...

Claim that Sokoto govt approves death penalty law for blasphemy is FALSE

Government Policy
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claimed that the Sokoto State Government has enacted a law, approving the death penalty as punishment for the...

Video does NOT show Muslims attacking Christian homes in Sokoto

General
A VIRAL video showing a woman being dragged out from the gate of an apartment and flogged by some men has surfaced on social...

Deborah Samuel: Viral image of clergyman holding rifle has been online since 2017

Security
A VIRAL image showing a clergyman dressed in a purple-and-white cassock with a rifle cradled in his arms has surfaced online with a claim...

No! Dutch national, Wiebe Boer did not declare for Plateau governorship race

Elections
THE POSTER of a Dutch national, Wiebe Boer, locally called Yohanna Maigona has surfaced online with a claim that he has declared his intention...

Did Elon Musk say he would delete Twitter, Facebook and buy Nigeria?

Business
FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which...

How true is Reno Omokri’s claim that Osinbajo has been silent on critical issues?

Politics
RENO Omokri, a former aide to Ex-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, has accused Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of being silent on several critical issues...

Video does NOT show Osinachi being beaten by her husband

General
A VIDEO showing a man assaulting a woman who appears to be his wife has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it...

Old video shows residents fleeing Burkina Faso village, NOT Nigerian communities

General
A Twitter user with the handle @Eonsintelligenc has tweeted a video that shows some residents fleeing a community with a claim that the video...

Viral image of Osinbajo dispensing fuel has been online since 2017

Politics
AN IMAGE showing Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with a pump nozzle, dispensing fuel into a car at a filling station has resurfaced online...
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