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Nigeria: Twitter policy didn’t author action review tweet in circulation

A photo of a tweet stating that Twitter has promised to respect the laws and sovereignty of Nigeria circulated on social media was alleged...

Facebook CEO didn’t author tweet claiming Buhari cannot ‘think properly’

A photo of a  tweet stating that the president of Nigeria is suffering from the ‘inability to think properly’  which has gone viral on...

Old video on ‘fake lockdown news alert’ circulates online

LESS than 24 hours after the announcement of COVID-19 restrictions across the country by the Nigerian Government, a video of  a former National Coordinator...

Fact-checking several claims attributed to Buhari

IN the heat of the accusations and counter-accusations that Nigeria's Minister for Communications Isa Pantami was sympathetic to terrorists and terrorist organisations, a collage...

Does drinking onion juice prevent, treat prostate diseases?

A message shared with the FactCheckHub via WhatsApp on April 20, 2021 claimed that onion juice can prevent and treat prostate diseases. The message which...

Can a woman post bail in Nigeria?

One of the issues that comes up when discussing gender bias in Nigeria both online and offline is that “a woman cannot post bail...

COVID-19 Palliatives in vandalised Lagos warehouse were not hoarded as circulated online

On October 22, 2020, visuals flooded the internet of people carrying food items from a warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria marked with “Not For sale”...

TRUE, 69 boys were affected, 21 die in 1959 fire at Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School

A post which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the...

Ondo Election: Doctored video circulates online that Akeredolu’s wife was injured at polling unit as violence erupts

Different variations of a video which went viral on Saturday, October 10, 2020 claimed that violence has erupted at a polling unit in Ondo...

Edo Election: Misleading images flood the internet

Edo, a state in Southern Nigeria is set to hold its gubernatorial election on September 19, 2020. As the election holds on Saturday, misleading...

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