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Social media post falsely claims routine medical screenings cause cancer
A VIRAL post on X claims that routine medical screening and diagnostic tests, including Pap smears, mammograms, and COVID-19 tests, expose people to cancer-causing...
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No, Katsina Hisbah did not order all Nigerian states to shut down nightclubs
A claim circulating on X alleges that a Hisbah, a religious police force in Northern Nigeria, has directed every state in Nigeria to stop...
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No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns
A POST shared by verified X user @ChinasaNworu, purports to show members of Fulani communities carrying belongings and fleeing towns across Northern Nigeria due...
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2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State
A VIRAL video shared on social media claims to show recent abduction carried out by bandits in Niger State, Nigeria.
The video depicts several individuals...
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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic
A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT purports to show a crowd in Kaduna destroying a campaign venue set up for Nigerian...
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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...
Business
EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...
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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...
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Old 2023 footage of Tinubu’s national address falsely shared as recent (UPDATED)
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...
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Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault
A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...
