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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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Fact-Check Champs: How FactCheckAfrica is Using Gamification to Equip a Young Generation of Misinformation Warriors
By Olasupo Abideen In recent times, misinformation has gained ground by taking new turns and forms, impacting children who now…
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Fact-Check: APC Congress Timetable Circulating Online is False!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A timetable circulating online outlines the official schedule for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national congress…
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FactCheck: No, INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Was Not Arrested in the US!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Arrested in the United States. Verdict: False! Verified evidence shows Mahmood Yakubu…
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FactCheck: Daniel Bwala’s Claim that Senator Ali Ndume Has No Projects After 22 Years in National Assembly is False!
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: Senator Ali Ndume has done no projects in 22 years as a lawmaker in the National…
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Alert! NYSC Dismisses Report on Service Year Extension by 3 Months
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has dismissed a report claiming that it has extended the Batch…
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