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BBC, Faso-check win big at 2024 Africa Facts summit

FACT-CHECKERS from The BBC global disinformation team in Nigeria and Faso Check from Burkina Faso have emerged winners at the 2024 African Fact-checking Awards...

Video does not show crude oil discovered in Burkina Faso

On September 11, 2024, an X account, @AfricanHub_ , created for promotion of African heritage, posted a video showing an excavator digging a trench...

Claim by Simon Ekpa that Nigerian govt sponsored attack against Christians in Zamfara is MISLEADING!

Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based Nigerian and self-proclaimed separatist leader, has posted a video purportedly showing dead bodies of some Christians in Zamfara State with...

Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE

A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...

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...

Claim that Wagner group arrives Mali to support Niger is misleading

A claim that the Russian mercenary group, Wagner Group, has just arrived Mali to provide support for the coup-led military regime in Niger is...

Old video shows residents fleeing Burkina Faso village, NOT Nigerian communities

A Twitter user with the handle @Eonsintelligenc has tweeted a video that shows some residents fleeing a community with a claim that the video...

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No, EFCC did not raid Bello El-Rufai’s residence

A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Top misinformation that dominated the media in 2024

IN recent months, Nigeria's social media space has experienced...

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...

Image does not show ‘clean district’ in Kano State

BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to Nigeria’s ex-president...

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No, EFCC did not raid Bello El-Rufai’s residence

A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Top misinformation that dominated the media in 2024

IN recent months, Nigeria's social media space has experienced...

Claim that Kogi is the poorest Nigerian state is FALSE!

A claim that Kogi is the poorest state in...

Video of razed properties allegedly by soldiers in Imo State is NOT recent

A video showing burnt structures near an expressway has...

Image does not show ‘clean district’ in Kano State

BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to Nigeria’s ex-president...