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Video of Sudan war falsely presented as footage from Nigeria

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
AN X account, @Guccistarbol, posted a video circulating on social media which claims to show military escalation in Nigeria. The video depicts a vehicle...

False quote attributed to T.Y. Danjuma circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim attributing a statement to Theophilus Danjuma (T.Y. Danjuma) praising the Igbo tribe as “fearless seekers of truth” and calling them “the backbone...

False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...

2023 election: How false attributions on social media contribute to misinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
As part of their strategy to undermine Nigeria's 2023 general elections, fake news merchants are now attributing unfounded statements to public figures to dissuade...

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No, R. Kelly is not dead – tweet from parody X account

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