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Nigeria’s population distribution across religious lines

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ON Monday, November 3, 2025, the Presidency, via its official X account, posted a series of infographics showing the distribution of religious affiliations in...

Video does not show worshippers waiting for rapture in South Africa

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a group of people went to a mountain expecting the rapture, but later returned home disappointed, has been circulating online. The claim,...

Viral photos of children ‘hospitalised’ after eating Ewedu and Amala are misleading

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IMAGES showing three children seated in front of plates of food have been shared online with claims they depict Nigerian children hospitalised after eating...

Video from Ghana by-election wrongly shared as Edo shooting incident

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Facebook user, Agozi Commedy posted a video with a claim that a police officer shot a bus driver in Edo State, Nigeria over a...

Video does NOT show demolition of Igbo shops in Ghana

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
An X user, Arewa Lukurawa (@lukurawa16703), has posted a video showing a group of youths demolishing shops, with a claim that the shops belong...

Video does not show recent gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Southeast

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A video showing vehicles engulfed by fire has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows vehicles conveying Nigerian policemen being set ablaze recently...

58 per cent of American citizens fooled by AI-generated misinformation – Report

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A recent survey has revealed that 58 per cent of adults in the United States have been deceived by misinformation generated by Artificial Intelligence...

Charly Boy shares old video of warehouse looting amid ‘End Bad Governance’ protests

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIAN musician, Charles Oputa, has posted a video allegedly showing the recent looting of a warehouse amid the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. Popularly...

Study reveals new way to combat disinformation on social media

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AT a time where social media platforms have evolved into battlegrounds for information integrity, a recent study has identified the mechanisms for disinformation and provided countermeasures to...

Video does not show Shettima visiting terrorists

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, exchanging pleasantries with some tribal Fulani men has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...

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Old protest photos falsely misrepresented as recent calls for Netanyahu’s resignation

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