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Is this viral photo an attempt to launch a rocket into space in Nigeria?

General
A photo shared thousands of times on Twitter and in multiple WhatsApp groups, claiming to be an attempt to launch a rocket in Nigeria...

Will drinking hot water, tea, several times daily cure COVID-19?

COVID-19
A video which has been shared multiple times online claims that drinking hot water six times daily can help cure Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The narration...

Nigerian Railway Corporation is not recruiting 50,000 people as circulated online

Economy
A viral claim which says that 'Railway' is recruiting 50,000 people  for temporary job placements has surfaced online. The post, as seen in a WhatsApp...

Viral online reports on Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO’s boss are FALSE

Economy
SEVERAL Nigerian publications on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, reported that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala  was...

These photos of road being destroyed are from South Africa and not related to #EndSARS protests in Nigeria

General
SEVERAL fake and misleading information have found its way to the cyberspace during and following the aftermath of the EndSARS protest that rocked Nigeria. One...

Is Buhari’s daughter a board member of NNPC?

Economy
“BUHARI’S daughter is a board member of NNPC,” a social media user @tesseract_ claimed on Monday, October 19, 2020. “Her salary is N6.7 million, you...

Picture of man wearing shirt with APC logo, commissioning alleged N10million wooden bridge is MISLEADING

General
"Never forget, the budget for this “bridge” was 10 million Naira," says a Twitter post by Guess Who published on Saturday October 17, 2020. The...

How to fact-check images online

Tutorials
Have you ever wondered how fact-checks are done? Do you think it is something you could do? The simple answer is Yes! You can. Fact-Checking...

October 1: Fact-Checking Buhari’s claim on pump price in oil-producing countries

General
THE PRESIDENT of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari during his October 1, speech to mark the country's 60th Independence celebration said it was irrational for oil...

Did WAEC conduct Senior School Certificate Examination in Chibok?

General
ON September 14, Kelvin Odanz @MrOdanz shared a tweet claiming that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) senior school certificate examination held in Chibok,...
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