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Fact-check: Times Okonjo-Iweala’s Name Used to Spread Fake Information on WhatsApp, Facebook, X
BY: Quadri Yahya The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala apparently avoids spreading misinformation, yet unscrupulous social…
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FACT-CHECK: No, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Not Dead
By: Quadri YahyaClaim: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is dead.Verdict: The Nigerian Army Command Headquarters have…
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Fact-Check: Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization Posts Old DSS Image to Represent Rumoured Impeachment of Akpabio
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya ClaimOperatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) takes over National Assembly to impeach Senate President, Godswill Akpabio VerdictFalse.…
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Fact Check: No! VeryDarkMan Was Not Fined N500 Million For Defaming Falana and Falz
By Dauda MusbauClaim: Court fines activist, VeryDarkMan 500 million naira for defaming Falz and Falana.VerdictThe claim that VeryDarkMan was fined N500…
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Prof. Oloyede Discusses “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanities” at Unilorin Annual Lecture
This advocacy is directly linked to the ongoing efforts of organizations like FactCheckAfrica, which focuses on democratizing fact checking tools…
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Fact-check: Did Bishop Oyedepo Announce that Federal Government Approved Airstrip Construction in Canaanland ?
By— Sultan Usman & Aminat Miskilu Claim:Bishop Oyedepo announced that the federal government approved the construction of an airstrip in Canaanland,…
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The Growing Concern of Misinformation in President Tinubu’s Speeches and the Problem of Inadequate Data
BY: Mustapha Lawal One would expect that the presidential address, especially on symbolic occasions such as Independence Day, would offer citizens…
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Fact-check: Did Akwa Ibom Governor Eno Appoint His Daughter As the State’s First Lady?
BY -Tinuade MaryClaim: Some platforms reported that the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, who just lost his wife,…
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Misleading Context! No Linkage Between Fraud Allegations in First Bank and Zenith Bank Network Issues
By Ajibola OsungbohunClaim: An X user posted an image with an inscription “Could there be a linkage between what happened in…
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Altered Image! Picture in circulation not Rivers State INEC Chairman
By Ajibola OsungbohunClaim: A WhatsApp user posted an image with an inscription on a group called Elite of Osun claiming that INEC…
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