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Lists of shortlisted candidates for NPC birth registration exercise in circulation is FALSE!
An online blog, NYSCINFO, on July 15, 2023 published multiple lists of candidates shortlisted for the National Population Commission's (NPC) birth registration ad-hoc staff...
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Doctored viral image shows Lionel Messi ‘shopping for guns’ in America
AN image showing the football star, Lionel Messi, pushing a cart containing guns has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the Argentine...
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Doctored images of Peter Obi at Paris summit circulate online
IMAGES of Peter Obi with the French president, Emmanuel Macron at the Paris summit held in France have been circulating on social media space...
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False claim circulates that no Igbo among Nigeria’s new Service Chiefs
A claim has circulated online that no Igbo was among Nigeria's Service Chiefs newly appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
On Monday, June 19, 2023,...
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No, Video does not show Sweden’s sex competition broadcast on DSTV
A claim that the rumoured sex competition has commenced  in Sweden and can be viewed on Channel 206 on the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV)...
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Fake list of Tinubu’s ministers, appointees circulates online
A claim that Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made some appointments and nominated others for ministerial positions has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim...
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No, Tinubu has not reduced corps members’ allowance
MULTIPLE digitally generated graphics have been circulated online with a claim that the recently inaugurated Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced a reduction...
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False tweet circulates that Ugandan president, Museveni is dead
A Twitter user @joseypro tweeted a claim that the Ugandan president is dead.
The claim reads:
Breaking news!!! The president of Uganda is dead !!!
As of...
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[SPONSORED] – Video showing PalmPay agents harassing debtors inside market is fake!
A video showing a man being dragged and harassed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows agents of a fintech company, PalmPay...
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False claim circulates that Seun Kuti is a Ghanaian
ON Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Twitter user, @Dhavidote claimed that the embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti is from Ghana following his arrest for...
