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Explainer: Gombe Easter Truck Attack Raises Familiar Fears; Was It Really an Accident?
BY: Mustapha Lawal On April 22, 2025, a post by the X (formerly Twitter) user @OurFavOnlineDoc went viral, claiming that…
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MyAIFactchecker at JournalismAI Connect Project Showcase
On April 24, 2025, FactCheckAfrica’s groundbreaking tool, MyAIFactchecker, was featured in the JournalismAI Connect Project Showcase, an initiative that brings…
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Fact-Check: Claim that Tinubu Gives 72 Hours to Resolve Issue Between Fubara and Rivers Assembly Members is False — Attached Video is Old
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An X user @Barde6767 claims that President Bola Tinubu has given FCT minister, Nyesom Wike 72…
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Viral “Bola Tinubu N85,000 Empowerment Scheme” Is a Scam – APC Debunks
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: “Bola Tinubu Empowerment” scheme is offering N85,000. Verdict: False! It is a scam. The All Progressives…
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No, Ebenezer Obey is Not Dead; Viral Rumour Debunked by the Veteran Musician Himself
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Nigerian music legend, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has died. Verdict: False. The octogenarian musician is alive and well.…
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Fact-Check: Misleading! $1 Was Not Equal to N22 Throughout Abacha’s Rule
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:$1 was equal to N22 throughout the regime of General Sani Abacha. Verdict:Misleading. While the official exchange…
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Fact-Check: Rivers State Sole Administrator Denies Summoning Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and His Deputy as Widely Claimed
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya & Mustapha Lawal Claim:Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and…
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Fact-Check: Did IBB and Jonathan Endorse Tinubu for Second Term?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim X user, @Onsogbu, posted screenshots of two news headlines purportedly published by BusinessDay and Daily Post…
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Fact-Check: Viral Video of Girls Being Flogged in Maiduguri Is Not from an Islamic School
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim:A viral video circulating on WhatsApp and social media platforms claims to show an Islamic teacher brutally…
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Beware! Viral Facebook Post Offering NIN-to-ID Card Conversion Is a Scam
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A Facebook message claims Nigerians can convert their NIN slip into a plastic or digital ID…
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