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Old report on female kidnapper’s arrest resurfaces online

A claim that a lady has been arrested for picking up a ransom meant for kidnappers has surfaced online. The claim was posted by an...

Foreign actors misuse picture of murdered muslim villagers to depict christian massacre in Nigeria

A claim that an Image shows Christians being massacred and being buried has surfaced on the internet. The image shows a large crowd of people...

Viral image of Mahmuda terrorists arrested by Nigerian military is MISLEADING

A claim that some members of a new terrorist group, Mahmuda, have been apprehended between the borders of Kwara and Niger States by 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 of ‘Boko Haram terrorists getting arms supply by air’ resurfaces online

A video that allegedly shows Boko Haram terrorists getting arms and ammunitions supply by air has resurfaced online. In the video posted by an X...

Claim that bandits ordered Nigerian churches to close down resurfaces online

A video showing a former commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Ayuba Elkana, confirming the receipt of a threat letter from suspected bandits, directing...

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...

Old video of customs official admitting giving rice to bandits resurfaces online

A video showing an official of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) narrating how they gave bags of rice to bandits has surfaced online with...

Video does not show students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

A video showing young girls wielding guns inside a bush have surfaced online with a claim that it shows the students kidnapped by bandits...

Video does not show bandits arrested by Nigerian Army recently

A video showing some suspected criminals being paraded by security operatives has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the bandits arrested by...

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Old video of Fubara saying Rivers assembly members do not exist resurfaces online 

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IFCN condemns US visa bans on fact-checkers, others

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World Economic Forum names misinformation, disinformation among top global risk

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Old video of Fubara saying Rivers assembly members do not exist resurfaces online 

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