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Debunked: Viral WhatsApp Message Claiming Users Must Copy and Share a Notice to Protect Their Photos Is False
BY: Habeeb Adisa A message circulating widely on WhatsApp claims that a new policy will allow WhatsApp to use users’…
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FACT-CHECK: Old Viral Video Falsely Recycled as Evidence of Oyo Rescue Operation
BY: Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho Claim: A video circulating on WhatsApp shows “bandits” killed during the rescue of abducted students and…
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FACT-CHECK: X User Shares Misleading Footage as Evidence of the Ogbomoso Rescue Operation
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim: An X user claimed that a video showing a military armored vehicle patrol serves as visual…
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FACT-CHECK: Claim That NYSC Will Pay June and July Allowances in August Is False!
BY: Sonaike Peter Claim: A viral WhatsApp broadcast which was identified with National Youths Service Corps claimed that serving corps…
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FACT-CHECK: Viral Claim That Judge Who Upheld Tinubu’s 2023 Election Win Went Blind After London Surgery Is False!
BY: Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha CLAIM: Viral posts claim the judge who chaired the tribunal upholding President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 election…
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FAKE! Picture of Senegal Supporter with anti-colonialism Placard is AI-Generated
BY: Toheeb Babalola Claim: A post claimed a football spectator was displaying an anti-colonialism poster during a match between the…
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FACT-CHECK: False! US President Trump Had No Official Meeting, Support for Tinubu’s Re-election
BY: Toheeb Babalola Claim: A post claimed the President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, has officially…
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EXPLAINER: What to Know About South Africa’s Anti-migrant Protests
BY: Ibraheem Muhammad Mustapha For weeks, many foreign nationals living in South Africa have been packing their belongings, closing their…
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FACT-CHECK: Claim Nigeria Was Delisted from International Mathematical Olympiad Is Misleading!
BY: Gbayesola Samuel Claim: A social media post by education advocate Alex Onyia claims that Nigeria has been “delisted” from…
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ANALYSIS: How Data Misrepresentation on the “16,000 Nurses Exodus” Exaggerated Nigeria’s Health Crisis
BY: Abdullateef Sebiotimo Ekene (@EkeneNwachai) scrolled through his X feed, his frustration mounting with every post. Stopping at a post…
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