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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

Social media post falsely attributes anti-North statement to Akpabio

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A VIRAL flyer shared on social media attributes a statement to Nigeria's senate president Godswill Akpabio, alleging that he threatened that northerners would suffer...

Video misrepresents Ibrahim Masari in alleged cash distribution to APC supporters

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A VIRAL video posted on social media by an X user @afrisagacity claims to show Ibrahim Masari, displaying cash meant to be distributed to supporters...

Claim that youths burned Tinubu posters after Kano APC rally is false

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A VIRAL video posted on X by a verified user @abdullahiisha25 purports to show angry youths pulling down and setting fire to billboards and...

No, Seyi Makinde did not say Tinubu removed petrol subsidy to enrich himself

Economy
A VIRAL post on social media attributes a statement regarding petrol subsidy removal to Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde. Makinde is the serving governor of...

Social media post falsely claims routine medical screenings cause cancer

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A VIRAL post on X claims that routine medical screening and diagnostic tests, including Pap smears, mammograms, and COVID-19 tests, expose people to cancer-causing...

No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns

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A POST shared by verified X user @ChinasaNworu, purports to show members of Fulani communities carrying belongings and fleeing towns across Northern Nigeria due...

2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State

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A VIRAL video shared on social media claims to show recent abduction carried out by bandits in Niger State, Nigeria. The video depicts several individuals...

Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

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A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT purports to show a crowd in Kaduna destroying a campaign venue set up for Nigerian...

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

Economy
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Business
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...
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