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Did security agencies foil planned Hezbollah attack on Lagos?

ON June 19, a news report by TVC News Nigeria claimed that security agencies foiled a planned attack by a terrorist group, Hezbollah, on...

Did court restrain Obaseki from contesting Edo PDP primaries?

By UTHMAN Samad. DADDY D.O, a Twitter user with the username @DOlusegun, on Monday posted a document at exactly 11:51 pm with the claim that a Federal High...

Has Banditry, Kidnapping reduced in Nigeria as claimed by Lai Mohammed?

LAI Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, on June 14 said the prevalence of insecurity in the country has ‘reduced considerably’ when compared...

Did Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr Mukwege resign because he was asked to manipulate numbers of COVID-19 patients?

ON June 16, a viral post on social media by Kiffasblog claimed that Denis Mukwege, a medical doctor and Nobel Peace laureate from the Democratic Republic...

Did Lagos teaching hospital admit 500 COVID-19 patients daily?

A VIRAL post on WhatsApp claimed that the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) admits not less than 500 COVID-19 patients on a daily basis. The...

Report that Osinbajo advised FG to suspend NYSC for two years is FALSE

ON June 16, several news platforms and blogs reported that the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC), Chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, recommended...

Did a Nigerian invent machine that transforms nylons, plastics into petrol?

A news story, published by Legit.ng on Wednesday, June 10 claimed that a Nigerian man has invented a machine that could transform nylons and...

Did Adeboye threaten to kill anyone who “mess” with his wife?

On June 11, 2020, a popular entertainment news blog known as weddingdigestnaija.com reported that Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General-Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God...

Has Buhari government recovered all local councils taken over by Boko Haram in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa?

THE Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, in the speech delivered on Friday, June 12, 2020 to commemorate the national Democracy Day, claimed that “all the...

Is United Nations creating a new country out of Nigeria, Cameroon?

THE Guardian (Nigeria) newspaper on Friday, June 5, 2020, reported that “By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of...

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Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...

AI chatbots more likely to spread false claims in Russian and Chinese – Report

A recent NewsGuard audit across seven languages has found...

False claim portraying Tems as Ghanaian circulates online 

AN X user, @BenopaOnyx1, has posted an image of...

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Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...

AI chatbots more likely to spread false claims in Russian and Chinese – Report

A recent NewsGuard audit across seven languages has found...

False claim portraying Tems as Ghanaian circulates online 

AN X user, @BenopaOnyx1, has posted an image of...