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[SPONSORED] – Misleading video circulates about fintech company Palmpay
Claims that PalmPay is arresting and harassing its loan defaulters in public spaces are circulating on social media.
One of such claims is contained in...
General
Doctored image of Hilda Baci holding Guinness World Record certificate circulates online after cook-a-thon
A photo allegedly showing the Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, holding a Guinness World Records (GWR) certificate has circulated online.
Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as...
General
False claim about Ex-Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Emenike, marrying beauty queens resurfaces online
A claim that a former Super Eagle player, Emmanuel Emenike, divorced a beauty queen to marry another one has resurfaced on the internet.
This claim...
Insights
Buhari’s scorecard: Analysing Lai Mohammed’s multiple claims as Nigeria’s Information minister
AS the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime comes to an end on May 29, 2023, a prominent member of his cabinet and minister of...
News
Good governance: Critical thinking skill necessary to combat misinformation
STAKEHOLDERS in the media sector have been charged to refrain from partisan dissemination of information while citizens were urged to imbibe critical thinking in...
General
Fake images of Twitter’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, circulate online
A photo showing a woman wearing a navy blue suit with her cleavages exposed has surfaced online with a claim that it shows Twitter's...
General
False claim circulates that Tiwa Savage is a Ghanaian
ON May 8, 2023, a Twitter user, Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) claimed that Tiwatope Savage, professionally known as Tiwa Savage, is a Ghanaian following her...
Elections
2023 Election: Did Obasanjo hire Russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi?
Several social media posts have claimed that former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has flown in a Russia-based lawyer to reclaim the mandate of the...
General
Viral photo does not show wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A claim that the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nine years ago has been found under an ocean with no human skeleton in...
Politics
Virginia Etiaba is not the first female deputy governor in Nigeria
ON May 1, 2023, a Twitter user, Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) claimed that Virginia Etiaba, who served as Peter Obi's deputy during his time as...
