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Is this viral photo an attempt to launch a rocket into space in Nigeria?
A photo shared thousands of times on Twitter and in multiple WhatsApp groups, claiming to be an attempt to launch a rocket in Nigeria...
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Again, FALSE claim circulates online that N-Power has shortlisted names for its 2020 programme
A VIRAL post on social media claimed that the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDS) in Nigeria has shortlisted...
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Viral picture of dead bodies circulating online is not of EndSARS protesters but of Shi’ites members
An image of shrouded bodies has been posted multiple times on social media with the claim that it shows casualties from the Lekki toll...
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These photos of road being destroyed are from South Africa and not related to #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
SEVERAL fake and misleading information have found its way to the cyberspace during and following the aftermath of the EndSARS protest that rocked Nigeria.
One...
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The photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigerian flag is not from Lekki Toll Gate incident
A photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood stained Nigeria flag has been shared repeatedly on social media as one...
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#EndSARS: False claim of video showing Katsina women protesting against Buhari circulates online
A video that went viral on Saturday, October 17, 2020, claimed that women in Katsina State have joined the #EndSARS protest to demand for...
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TRUE, 69 boys were affected, 21 die in 1959 fire at Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
A post which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the...
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Picture of man wearing shirt with APC logo, commissioning alleged N10million wooden bridge is MISLEADING
"Never forget, the budget for this “bridge” was 10 million Naira," says a Twitter post by Guess Who published on Saturday October 17, 2020.
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Claim that Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed WTO Director-General is FALSE
Multiple viral posts claiming that Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed...
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October 1: Fact-Checking Buhari’s claim on pump price in oil-producing countries
THE PRESIDENT of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari during his October 1, speech to mark the country's 60th Independence celebration said it was irrational for oil...
