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False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform. An X user,...

Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online

Health Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...

Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent

General Salako EMMANUEL -
An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing a throng of people holding sacks and shovels to unearth buried frozen chickens from a...

Did Zamfara Government allocate over N1 billion to bandits, media houses?

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
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 Nigerian embassy in Senegal under attack is over 11 years old

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing angry youths reportedly vandalizing the Nigerian embassy in Dakar, Senegal has surfaced online with a claim it shows a recent riot...

Old video of NNPCL boss denying payment of fuel subsidy resurfaces online

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
As concerns mount over speculations that the Nigerian government is secretly paying fuel subsidy, a video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

How misinformation about Samoa Agreement caused uproar in Nigeria

Insights FactCheckHub -
By Claire Mom.   On July 1, 2024, during a reception organised by the European Union (EU) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, Abubakar Bagudu, minister of...

Nigerian president’s official X handles recirculate old broadcast

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
FOLLOWING the criticism that trailed the nationwide broadcast delivered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on August 4, the official X accounts of the president...

Did any African country win men’s basketball game at the Olympics since 1996?

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that no African country has won the Olympics men’s basketball game since 1996 has gone viral on the internet. The claim was made...

#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. The claim stated that the...
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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice...
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Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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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...
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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...