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Doctored image of Hilda Baci holding Guinness World Record certificate circulates online after cook-a-thon
A photo allegedly showing the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, holding a Guinness World Records (GWR) certificate has circulated online.
Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as...
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False claim about Ex-Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Emenike, marrying beauty queens resurfaces online
A claim that a former Super Eagle player, Emmanuel Emenike, divorced a beauty queen to marry another one has resurfaced on the internet.
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Fake images of Twitter’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, circulate online
A photo showing a woman wearing a navy blue suit with her cleavages exposed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows Twitter's...
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False claim circulates that Tiwa Savage is a Ghanaian
ON May 8, 2023, a Twitter user, Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) claimed that Tiwatope Savage, professionally known as Tiwa Savage, is a Ghanaian following her...
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Viral photo does not show wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A claim that the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nine years ago has been found under an ocean with no human skeleton in...
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Viral image of Peter Obi with Tinubu is photoshopped
A photo of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and President-elect Bola Tinubu with speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,...
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Phishing scam: a misinformation tool threatening cyber security
In recent times, we've seen various phishing scams play out on multiple online platforms that give way for hackers to get information and play...
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Parody, Stan accounts fuelling misinformation in Nigeria
This year Nigeria held its general election, which saw the proliferation of mis / disinformation in the social media space.Â
The Corporate Accountability and Public...
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Viral images do not show Akeredolu on Aiyetoro beach in Ondo State
A Twitter user, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, with the username: @AbiolaOshodi, has shared four images of Rotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo state governor, on a beach...
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Beware! Scam website circulates in wake of FG’s plan to distribute fuel subsidy removal palliative
A claim that the Nigerian government has started distributing fuel subsidy removal palliative to fifty million Nigerians has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim was...
