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FACT-CHECK: Is Nigeria The Third-Highest Debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association?
BY: Sultan Usman Claim: Nigeria has retained its position as the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association…
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Fact-Check: Claim of Cameroonian PM Endorsing “FortuixAgent” AI Investment Program is Deepfake
By: Mustapha Lawal Claim: A sponsored Facebook video surfaced in June 2025, purportedly showing Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute…
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Fact-Check: Viral Video of Ibom Air Passenger Causing Disruption Falsely Framed as Current Incident
The video currently being circulated with captions referencing KWAM 1-like disruption is a misleading reuse of footage from a January…
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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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Digital Wildfire: How xAI’s Grok Became a New Weapon in Nigeria’s Information War
This week, Nigerians witnessed a new and unsettling front open in the country's ongoing information wars. The combatant was not…
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Debunked: The Truth Behind the Viral Video of a Collapsing Bridge in Nassarawa and Bihar
The video is confirmed to be AI-generated and falsely attributed to both Nassarawa and Bihar. Users are advised to ignore…
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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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FACT-CHECK: Can a Woman’s Child be Ineligible for Nigerian Citizenship as Badenoch Claimed?
As Section 25(1)(b) and (c) of the Nigerian Constitution clearly state: “every person born in Nigeria after the date of…
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Debunked: 2025 WAEC Examination is Not Cancelled!
By: Abdulraheem Muhammed Claim: A viral press release circulating on WhatsApp and social media platforms claims that the Federal Ministry…
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Fact-Check: X User Shared Misleading Claim on LP Missing on Ifelodun LCDA Election
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim/Full Text An X (formerly Twitter) user, @joe_brestcretus claimed in a post that Labour Party (LP) was…
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