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#EndBadGovernance protest: X users share old photo of Nigeria’s police spox armed with machine gun
As the ongoing nationwide 'hunger' protest tagged 'End Bad Governance protest' in Nigeria entered its fourth day, a photo showing the spokesperson of the...
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Dino Melaye shares misleading video of Tobi Amusan at Paris 2024 Olympics
A former Nigerian lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has posted on X a footage that shows the Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, partaking in a race alongside...
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#EndBadGovernance: Dele Momodu posts video from Kenya to depict protest in Niger State
A prominent Nigerian journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has posted an aerial video that shows a large crowd protesting on a busy street to...
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Did any African country win men’s basketball game at the Olympics since 1996?
A claim that no African country has won the Olympics men’s basketball game since 1996 has gone viral on the internet.
The claim was made...
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UPDATED: Old video of #EndSARS protest shared as new amid August protests
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION:
*The headline has been updated to reflect context.
A video that shows an armed robbery scene that happened on Bode Thomas Street, in Surulere...
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#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1
A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The claim stated that the...
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Misleading claim on women dressing attributed to Saudi PM resurfaces online
A claim that the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed ibn Salman, has permitted women in Saudi Arabia to dress however they wish...
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Video does not show youth’s clash with traditionalists over August protest
A video showing burning tyres on a street has surfaced online alongside a claim that it was from a clash between traditional worshippers and...
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Old video of Kano incident used to depict ‘hunger’ protest in Abuja
AN X user, @teejayy__x has posted a video of some youths protesting on a street, claiming that it shows an ongoing protest in Abuja on...
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Video of Ayade urging youths to shelve August protest is not recent
A video clip of Ben Ayade, an ex-governor of Cross River State addressing youths, has surfaced on social media with a claim that Ayade...
