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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

No evidence Tinubu lives in France, governs Nigeria remotely

General
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is residing permanently in France and governing the country remotely. The...

No, Mbappé did not win FIFA World Cup at age 18

General
A POST circulating on social media claims that French professional football player Kylian Mbappé won the FIFA World Cup at the age of 18. The...

Old video of APC chieftain saying Tinubu can only win 2027 through rigging resurfaces online

Elections
A POST circulating on social media claims that the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently stated that President Bola Tinubu...

Old photo falsely portrays newly commissioned University of Ilesa Law Faculty building

General
A POST circulating on social media claims that a photograph showing a yellow, weathered building is the Faculty of Law recently commissioned by Osun...

US court suspends Trump administration’s visa policy targeting fact-checkers, others

News
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump administration's policy that targeted foreign nationals studying online disinformation, hate speech, and content...

Abducted Oyo pupils were not in captivity for 170 days

News
A POST circulating on social media claims that the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oyo State regained their freedom after spending more than 170...

No, FG has not announced renaming of Kwara to Odo Oya State

News
A GRAPHIC circulating on social media claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced the relocation of Kwara State from the North...

How detection tools fail to spot AI-generated misinformation

ArtificialIntelligence
THE race between generative Artificial Intelligence tools and the software built to detect them is heavily lopsided. While AI image and video generators are...

No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

News
A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice Simon Haruna Tsammani, the Court of Appeal judge who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal...

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

Climate Change
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show a recent devastating flood sweeping away a resident in Lagos State. The post, published by an...
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