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Fact Check
Fact-Check: Sports Journalist Misidentified as Donald Trump’s Shooter in Assassination Attempt
By: Mustapha Lawal ClaimA picture shows Mark Violet, a “known Antifa extremist”, who has been identified as the Donald Trump…
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FactCheck: Images Showing Donald Trump Smiling After the July 13th Assassination Attempt Are Altered!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:Photos show Donald Trump and security agents smiling while he’s being removed from the stage after he was…
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Fact-Check: Claim that Cameroon Election Postponed Till 2026, True
BY: Sultan UsmanClaimCharles Oyango Obbo on X, claimed that the Cameroon parliament approved the postponement of the election until 2026.VerdictTrue,…
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Explainer: Supreme Court Judgement on Financial Autonomy to Local Government Areas In Nigeria
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya On Thursday, 11th of July 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled that it is unconstitutional for…
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Fact-Check: Did the Price of Irish Potatoes in Plateau State Drop from N180,000 to N45,000 Due to a Bumper Harvest?
BY: Rabiu HafizClaim: Reno Omokri posted that the price of a 65kg bag of Irish potatoes in Plateau State, Nigeria,…
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Health Misinformation Spreads Online as Cholera Hits Nigerian States
By Quadri Yahya & Grace Adesewa Since the outbreak of Cholera in some Nigerian States of Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Katsina, Oyo,…
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World
FactCheckAfrica Series: UN Calls for Caution as Tech Companies Monetise Contents
By Quadri Yahya The United Nations has called on tech companies to take precautions as content monetisation on social media platforms…
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Explainer: Did the Controversial $150 billion Samoa Deal Compel Nigeria To Legalise LGBTQ?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Social media has been awash with outrage over the federal government’s decision to sign the controversial $150 billion…
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Content Monetisation: How Facebook’s Content Strategy Could Fuel and Reward Misinformation
BY: Mustapha LawalInformation is the new oil!Every content creator (social media user) is actively searching for the next viral piece…
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Fact-Check: Instablog9ja Shares Old Image (Now Deleted) to Depict Flood Situation in Ibeju Lekki
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimInstablog9ja posted an image of an area submerged in flood claiming that it’s from Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. VerdictFalse.…
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