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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

2024 video of Tinubu speaking about child nutrition in France resurfaces online

Health
A VIDEO of President Bola Tinubu speaking on child nutrition and school feeding programmes at a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron has resurfaced...

US did not approve sale of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft to Nigeria

Security
A POST circulating on social media claims that the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), an agency under the United States Department of Defence, has...

Rufai Oseni amplifies misleading claim about Pantami crying over APC ticket

Politics
Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, on Tuesday, May 12, posted a video on X showing former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,...

No, Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Hantavirus

Health
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claim that Nigeria has confirmed cases of hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses primarily transmitted to...

Hantavirus: No need to panic, expert reassures Nigerians

Health
Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation notified the public about an outbreak of hantavirus infection following reports of a cluster of passengers with...

No, Goodluck Jonathan did not found NDC

Politics
A post circulating on social media claims that former President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The post suggests that...

No, Nafiu Bala’s residence wasn’t set on fire

Politics
AN X user, @Pharmacio001, has claimed that angry youths set fire to the Gombe residence of Nafiu Bala, a factional leader of the African...

Reno Omokri makes false claim about Nigeria’s debt reduction under Tinubu

Economy
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Nigeria’s total public debt has significantly dropped under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Omokri, who said...

True! INEC appointed Wike’s cousin as new Akwa Ibom REC

Elections
A post circulating on social media claims that Professor Anugbum Onuoha has been appointed as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom...

Video does NOT show renewed hope billboard inside INEC office

Politics
A viral video circulating on social media claims that a “Renewed Hope” billboard associated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign is located inside an...
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