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False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...
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False claim about homeless people in Africa attributed to Seun Kuti circulates online
A claim attributed to a Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, regarding the total number of homeless people in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
The...
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Fact-checking claims about Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom (UPDATED)
AN X user, @Row_Haastrup, has made multiple claims regarding Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom.
In the social media post, the X user claimed that...
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How true is the claim that the Lagos-Kano railway project costs $2.6bn?
An X user, @IamThatNaijaGuy, has claimed that the Lagos - Kano railway cost $2.6billion in Nigeria.
He made the claim in a social media...
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Deepfake video of Biden reciting Islamic prayers circulates online
A video showing US President Joe Biden reciting Islamic prayers in Arabic has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
The 50-second footage of President Biden speaking...
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How true is the claim that no university has mosque in Nigeria’s South-east?
AN X user, Sarki (@waspapping_), has claimed that there's no single university in Southeastern Nigeria with mosque on its premises.
He made the claim while...
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Was Onitsha’s College of Nursing Sciences executed by Obi-led administration in Anambra State?
A claim that the College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, was executed by Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of...
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Did Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu remarry her late husband’s younger brother?
A claim that Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of the late Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has married his younger brother has been trending...
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False claim circulates about solar eclipse taking place in Kano, Nigeria
A post showing a picture of a dark sky and alleging that the solar eclipse, which happened on April 8, also took place in...
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Viral free flight tickets’ offers from airlines are phishing scams
A claim that the British Airways is giving out free tickets to its customers has circulated on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The message has...
