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Was groomsman refused entry in church for wearing earrings?
ON the 2nd of October 2021, a tweet that claimed a groomsman wearing earrings left a wedding ceremony because he was told it was...
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Satirical post circulates that iPhone 13 requires vaccination
A video has been shared repeatedly on WhatsApp in Nigeria that Apple's iPhone 13 series requires vaccination before it can be used.
The video, which...
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Beware! Fake website for Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme circulates online
The Federal Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on August 31 2021 launched the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP).
Although, the...
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Old ISIS videos resurface online, construed as killing of Christians in Afghanistan
NOTE: Graphic images, readers discretion is advised.
A video showing footage of gruesome killings is being shared in Nigeria on the WhatsApp platform with the...
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Video does NOT show Christians wrapped in plastic bags in Afghanistan
A video of people wrapped in plastic bags spread on the floor has been shared multiple times on WhatsApp in Nigeria with the claim...
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Viral images of football pitch submerged by flood not of Lekan Salami but Hillsborough
BARELY 24 hours after the Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde commissioned the remodelled Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, the state capital, mixed reactions have...
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Viral photo of road shared on social media not from Kaduna but Pakistan
A TWITTER user on Friday August 13, 2021 shared a picture of a tarred road claiming it emanated from Kaduna State in Nigeria.
The Twitter...
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FactCheckHub set to host masterclass to commemorate 1st anniversary
IN commemoration of its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub is set to host a verification masterclass.
The matersclass titled, "How to identify and debunk misinformation,”...
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What sentence does conspiracy to commit fraud attracts in U.S.?
ON THURSDAY, July 29, 2021, social media was abuzz in Nigeria following a warrant of arrest issued against a Deputy Commissioner of Nigerian Police...
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SCAM ALERT: Post falsely claim Obi Cubana is celebrating mother’s funeral with cash gift
FEW DAYS after a Nigerian socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegwu, popularly known as Obi Cubana laid his mother to rest in Oba, Anambra State,...
