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Dembele NOT first black player to clinch Ballon d’Or

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that French footballer Ousmane Dembele is the first black player to win the Ballon d'Or has surfaced online. The claim was circulated online...

False! FG not removing pockets from police officers uniform

Uncategorized Fatimah Quadri -
A claim is circulating online that the Federal Government has decided to remove pockets from police officers’ uniforms. The claim was posted on Facebook by...

French helicopter not supplying terrorists in video

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a video shows a French helicopter providing supplies to terrorists in Mali is circulating on X. The claim, which was contained in...

No, Tinubu government has not introduced new fuel tax starting January 2026

Business Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that under a new tax law, Nigerians would pay N500 as tax on every 10,000 spent on fuel has been circulating on...

Misleading claims on new personal income tax act circulates online

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri -
MISLEADING claims about the new tax reforms signed by President Bola Tinubu in June have been circulating online. The claims asserted that starting in January...

AI-generated video of man constructing wooden aircraft circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a video shows an African man building his own aeroplane has been circulating on X. The one-minute video, posted by a...

Prebunking vs. debunking: what’s the difference?

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
IN today’s information age, false claims can quickly cause real harm, such as shaping elections, fuelling health crises, and eroding trust in public institutions. To...

Old footage of Ibom Air flight disruption misrepresented as recent

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video circulating on X shows a passenger on an Ibom Air flight being confronted by security personnel attempting to remove him from the...

Video does not show RECENT helicopter crash in Ghana

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video circulating online claims to depict the recent helicopter crash in Ghana. Posted on X by user @INDAfrica, the 33-second footage shows a wrecked helicopter...

Has UniCal dental department’s licence been withdrawn?

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the University of Calabar’s Dental Department licence has been withdrawn has surfaced online. The claim made by an X user @winxviv...
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