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Health
Claim that cure for hypertension has been found resurfaces online
A Facebook user with the name, Dr. Emily Johnson, has posted a video alongside a web link with a claim that hypertensive patients can...
General
False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...
Politics
How true is the claim that democracy began from Igbo land
AN X user, @igbohistofacts, has posted a video with a claim that democracy began globally from Igbo land.
The claimant attributed the claim to Bruce...
Economy
UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION:
* The featured image has been changed to that of a gold bar, which is the primary element in the claim while the...
General
False claim about homeless people in Africa attributed to Seun Kuti circulates online
A claim attributed to a Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, regarding the total number of homeless people in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
The...
Politics
No! Makinde is not the first governor to break second term jinx in Oyo State
An Arise TV journalist, Reuben Abati, has claimed that Seyi Makinde is 'the only Governor to have broken the jinx of a second term...
Health
Claim that people must die for the ‘new world order’ attributed to Vanessa Kerry is FALSE
A viral claim that one of John Kerry's daughters said that billions of humans must die for the 'new world order' has surfaced on...
Government Policy
No! TETFund is not recruiting
A claim that Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) portal for 2024/2025 job recruitment is opened has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
The message has...
General
Fact-checking claims about Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom
AN X user, @Row_Haastrup, has made multiple claims regarding Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom.
In the social media post, the X user claimed that...
General
How true is the claim that the Lagos-Kano railway project costs $2.6bn?
An X user, @IamThatNaijaGuy, has claimed that the Lagos - Kano railway cost $2.6billion in Nigeria.
He made the claim in a social media...
