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Video does NOT show Christians wrapped in plastic bags in Afghanistan
A video of people wrapped in plastic bags spread on the floor has been shared multiple times on WhatsApp in Nigeria with the claim...
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Viral images of football pitch submerged by flood not of Lekan Salami but Hillsborough
BARELY 24 hours after the Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde commissioned the remodelled Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, the state capital, mixed reactions have...
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Viral photo of road shared on social media not from Kaduna but Pakistan
A TWITTER user on Friday August 13, 2021 shared a picture of a tarred road claiming it emanated from Kaduna State in Nigeria.
The Twitter...
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FactCheckHub set to host masterclass to commemorate 1st anniversary
IN commemoration of its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub is set to host a verification masterclass.
The matersclass titled, "How to identify and debunk misinformation,”...
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What sentence does conspiracy to commit fraud attracts in U.S.?
ON THURSDAY, July 29, 2021, social media was abuzz in Nigeria following a warrant of arrest issued against a Deputy Commissioner of Nigerian Police...
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SCAM ALERT: Post falsely claim Obi Cubana is celebrating mother’s funeral with cash gift
FEW DAYS after a Nigerian socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegwu, popularly known as Obi Cubana laid his mother to rest in Oba, Anambra State,...
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Claim that Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers now rank 4th in the world is MISLEADING
IN JULY, Nigeria’s basketball team, otherwise known as D’Tigers was in the news after back to back victories over the USA and Argentina teams.
However,...
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Trending video of boy being tortured with electric current, not from Nigeria but Mali
THE scene in a video shared multiple times online, showing a boy being tortured with an electric current, was alleged to have taken place...
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Was N37bn approved for the renovation of the National Assembly complex?
ON TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 the media reported that the roof of the National Assembly complex in Nigeria was leaking and the building flooded...
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How scam, fraudulent actors take advantage of COVID-19
As troubling misinformation around COVID-19 and its vaccines hits Nigeria, the country also has to bother about cyber insecurity riding on the coattails of...
