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Zainab ABDULRASAQ

Seasoned writer and literary curator, Zainab Abdulrasaq is a factchecker for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached on IG @blackbookishgirl or zabdulrasaq@icirnigeria.org

Viral video of bandits playing in Northern Nigeria hospital is unproven

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A VIRAL video circulating across social media platforms shows armed men inside a medical facility playing with hospital equipment, with captions asserting that they...

Does Sowore want to legalise marijuana for recreational use? Misleading

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media features a commentator questioning why Human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate (AAC), Omoyele Sowore,...

Did Peter Obi say his ‘son is gay’? No, quote fabricated

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A VIRAL graphic circulating on social media claims that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said his son is gay...

Old video of retired police officer refusing to leave office resurfaces

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a Nigerian police officer who has refused to retire or vacate his office despite...

Obi’s Independence Day claims: Fact or fiction?

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FOLLOWING Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October 2026, political figures and public officials issued statements assessing the nation's progress. Among them was...

Viral photo claiming Tinubu is ‘Nkoyo Nazebi’ lacks evidence

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A POST circulating on social media claims that a photograph depicting a man arriving in Lagos from Paris does not show president Bola Tinubu,...

INEC chairman welcoming Tinubu? No, it’s Ibrahim Masari

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A POST circulating on social media claims that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, was filmed welcoming president...

Old footage falsely shared as Tinubu returns from annual leave

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims that president Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his annual leave. The video, shared on X...

‘APC Supporters Filling Station’ image is AI-generated

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A VIRAL post circulating on Facebook claims that a new petrol station chain named "APC Supporters Filling Station" has opened nationwide across Nigeria. The post...

Fubara confusion: YPP candidate is Blessing, not Siminalayi

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A VIRAL post circulating on Facebook, claims that Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party...
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