Search Results for: Mustapha Lawal
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Social Media: Tinubu Challenges Digital Creators to Build, Not Break
FactCheckAfrica has played a key role in countering the kinds of disinformation President Tinubu and his aides warned about.
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FACT-CHECK: Claim That Suspended Police Officer, Abba Kyari, Has Been Released and Reinstated Is False
False and Misleading! The claim that Abba Kyari is “free” and “back in action” is false and misleading. While it…
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The Unseen Borders VI: The Future of Passport Power; Will It Ever Change?
What used to be five-year, multiple-entry visas were reduced to just three-month, single-entry permits. The announcement, though phrased as a…
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Fact-Check: Kogi State Government Is Not Recruiting 20,000 Workers, Contrary to Social Media Claims
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim Kogi State Government has announced plans to recruit 20,000 workers across ministries and agencies in June…
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Fact-Check: Nigerian Customs Officer Shot Civilian in 2019, Not 2025 as Claimed in Viral Video
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim A viral video shows a Nigerian Customs officer shooting and killing a civilian in June 2025…
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Fact-Check: Lagos State Has Not Updated Its Tenancy Law, Viral Claim is False!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim Lagos State Government has recently updated its tenancy law to offer stronger protections for tenants Verdict:…
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Israel-Iran Crisis Fuels Viral Misinformation: AI-Generated and Miscaptioned Content Floods Social Media
BY: Mustapha Lawal As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran following strikes, the internet has become a battlefield of its…
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Mental Health: Misdiagnosed by the Algorithm?
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Fact-Check: Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince’ Has Not Woken Up from 20-Year Coma as Recently Circulated
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim A viral video circulating on social media claims that Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” Prince Al-Waleed bin…
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Deepfake Deception: How AI-Generated Ads Are Misusing Nigerian Public Figures to Scam the Public
BY: Mustapha Lawal Deepfakes, AI-fabricated audio and video, are now a sinister threat in Nigeria. Cloned images and voices of…
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