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Old image of armed suspect falsely shared as recent RRS arrest in Lagos

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image showing a suspect with three locally made pistols has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows an Igbo man recently arrested...

Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims to show a bandit leader in Nigeria being accidentally shot by his colleague during his wedding celebration. The...

Maria Ressa, Levitsky, others headline GlobalFact 11 as keynote speakers

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
Maria Ressa, a Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Global Fact-Checking Summit tagged...

IFCN express concerns over Georgian legislation threatening press freedom

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has expressed deep concerns against the proposed legislation in the Georgian parliament that could severely restrict press freedom in...

Fact-checking not enough amidst disinformation and influence operations – Experts

News Fatimah Quadri -
SOME experts have charged fact-checkers to develop more alternatives such as media literacy, engaging in offline or non-technological methods and collaborating with traditional media...

Video shot 26 years before Queen Elizabeth II’s birth circulates online with FALSE claim

General Raji Olatunji -
A video purportedly showing the moment Queen Elizabeth II was throwing food at African children has surfaced online. A Twitter user with the handle @Frankie_dux...

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Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...
Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Politics

Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Security

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...
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Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

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General

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...
Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Politics

Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Security

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

1
A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...
News

Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...