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Claim that Fubara is wanted by EFCC resurfaces online

A claim that the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has resurfaced online. The...

No! Video does not show Delta community razed by Nigerian Army

FOLLOWING the killing of soldiers in Okuama Community in Delta State, social media users have shared a video showing a ship engulfed by fire...

Does Mark Angel own a private jet?

A Facebook user, Princess Nenye, has posted an image that shows the Nigerian comedian, Mark Angel, with an aircraft alongside a caption that says...

Viral images of bridge in circulation are that of Rivers’ Garrison flyover bridge, not Ebonyi

AN X user @africafactszone, has posted a photo collage containing four images including that of flyover bridge and road with a claim that suggests...

Video does not show Governor Wike leading campaign rally for Peter Obi

A video has circulated online with the claim that it shows moments Rivers State Governor Nyesome Wike was leading a campaign rally for the...

Claim by FIRS that Nigeria is the only country that collects VAT at subnational level is false

LEAD of the Special Tax Operations Group at the Federal Inland Revenue Service  (FIRS) Mathew Gbonjubola claimed that there was nowhere in the world,...

FALSE claim circulates online that NUPENG will shut down all fuel stations in Nigeria

Multiple Twitter and WhatsApp posts shared numerous times between September 5 and 6, 2020, claim that the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas...

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No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap

AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing...

Did FG exclude institutions in Southeastern Nigeria from its student loan?

AN X user, @engrico2015, has claimed that the Nigerian...

X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules

A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were...

Five tools to detect audio deepfakes

AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted...

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No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap

AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing...

Did FG exclude institutions in Southeastern Nigeria from its student loan?

AN X user, @engrico2015, has claimed that the Nigerian...

X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules

A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were...

Five tools to detect audio deepfakes

AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted...