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Claim that video shows bandits receiving arms supply is MISLEADING

A viral video alongside a claim that bandits and kidnappers have received arms supply and new hunting tools from an helicopter has circulated online. In the...

Did Zamfara Government allocate over N1 billion to bandits, media houses?

A memo insinuating that the Zamfara State Sovernment had released a sum of N1.3 billion to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state...

Video does not show recent army mobilization against Turji-led bandits in Sokoto

A video showing soldiers on parade has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows the soldiers recently mobilized to bring Bello Turji-led notorious...

Video of crowd fleeing their homes is from Burkina Faso not Zamfara

AN X user, Serah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), has posted a video showing a huge crowd of mostly women with a claim that the footage shows...

Oyetola makes false claim on violent attacks in Osun state

THE incumbent governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has claimed that the state has not experienced any serious case of banditry, armed robbery, and...

Is Nigeria safer than five years ago as claimed by its Army Chief?

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, had on Sunday, July 26, 2020 claimed that the country is safer than...

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NFC sets up situation room for Anambra election

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has launched situation rooms...

Image does NOT show Ribadu meeting with service chiefs after Trump’s military action threat

AN image showing the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu,...

 Video does not show Tinubu’s response to Trump’s military action threat

A video circulating on social media falsely claims to...

No, Nigerian army did not recycle old rescue photos

A claim that the Nigerian Army is using old...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases...

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NFC sets up situation room for Anambra election

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has launched situation rooms...

Image does NOT show Ribadu meeting with service chiefs after Trump’s military action threat

AN image showing the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu,...

 Video does not show Tinubu’s response to Trump’s military action threat

A video circulating on social media falsely claims to...

No, Nigerian army did not recycle old rescue photos

A claim that the Nigerian Army is using old...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases...