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Call For Application: The FactCheckAfrica AI Journalism Fellowship (West Africa)
The AI Journalism Fellowship brings together journalists and expert technologists from around West Africa to explore the use of artificial…
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FactCheck: Beware! Phishing Scam Circulates Free 2024 Hajj Sponsorship
By Mustapha LawalClaimMohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, is sponsoring interested Muslims to the Hajj pilgrimage this year. Photo Credit:…
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Explainer: All You Need to Know about Africa’s Youngest Serving Leaders
By Sultan Usman Following an unprecedented victory at the presidential election on Sunday, March 24, the Constitutional Council, an apex court…
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FactCheck: Viral Footage Shows Ousmane Sonko Berating France, Not Senegalese President-elect
By Mustapha Lawal ClaimClip showing the new Senegalese president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye berating France. VerdictMisleading! Against the claim, the speaker in the…
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FactCheck: Claim That UN Refugee Agency Is Giving Out Ramadan Subsidy, Hoax
By Dauda MusbauClaimUnited Nations Refugee Agency is giving out over N366,000 as a ‘Ramadan Subsidy.’VerdictFalseFull TextA link has been circulating on multiple…
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Did Herbert Wigwe’s Father Collapse at Son’s Funeral?
By Prudence Emudianughe Claim Mr Shyngle Wigwe, the father of Herbert Wigwe, the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank…
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Did Jonathan and Buhari Implement the Stephen Oronsaye Report?
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim The co-host of the Morning Show on Arise TV, Rufai Oseni posted on his official X…
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Debunked: False Claim of 50% Reduction in Cooking Gas Price at A.A Rano Company’s Osogbo Branch
By Muhammad Mustapha Ibraheem Claim A.A Rano company (Osogbo branch) has reduced the price of cooking gas by 50% due…
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FakeNewsAlert: Old Message On ‘New Communication Rules For WhatsApp Calls’ Resurfaces
By Sultan Usman Claim A message is making the rounds on WhatsApp claiming that a new communication rules for WhatsApp…
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