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Viral photos of helicopters are in USA not Nigeria
A Twitter post shared thousands of times claim three photos of unmarked helicopters were taken "flying over forest in Maiduguri air dropping packages". It...
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Misleading 2020 global terrorism ranking resurfaces online
IN April 2021, following widespread killings and attacks in Nigeria, a former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar shared a contentious infographic which showed the top countries...
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Does viral photo show Assistant Commissioner of Police arrested?
ON March 12, 2021, Soludo Diaso @SDiaso, shared a photo of a man wearing a Police uniform and several other men sitting on the...
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Burna Boy, Wizkid NOT the first Nigerians to win Grammy
VIRAL posts on Sunday, March 14, 2021 claimed that Nigerian artistes, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy and Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly...
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Viral photo of cattle eating tomatoes is from India, not Nigeria
ON March 4, 2021, an image posted by a blog showed cattle eating from a tomato heap by the roadside.
The blog noted that these...
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Vacancy circulating online for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is FALSE
A post circulated on WhatsApp claimed that the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University is recruiting to fill various vacant positions.
The post retrieved on February 28,...
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Beware! ‘2021 Dangote Empowerment’ post in circulation is FALSE
AÂ post circulating on WhatsApp claims that the '2021 Dangote Empowerment' is ongoing and urged people to click a link to check their 'cash...
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Viral photo of aircraft wreckage was from 2018 crash
A PICTURE of aircraft wreckage has been shared multiple times online with the claim that, it is the wreckage of a Nigerian government fighter...
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Old Edo video resurfaces online amidst Hausa, Yoruba clash in Oyo state
A video has been shared multiple times on social media alongside a claim that it shows a gruesome attack on Nigeria's northern community in...
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False claim circulates online that NIMC has approved self NIN registration
A POST circulating on WhatsApp claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved a website for online registration of National Identification Number...
