Several misinformed claims went viral on social media during the first week of August, misleading the public. DUBAWA’s investigations uncovered the myth about crows heralding witchcraft, a N185,000 Allowance for every Nigerian, Nigeria’s cancer rating and the Federal government banning common packaged foods. Below are some of the trending issues we verified in the last week. …
TikTok video showing Trump threatening to remove Tinubu, distorted
Claim: A TikTok user claims the US president would send the US military to Nigeria, destroy Boko Haram, and remove Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Verdict: Misleading. DUBAWA found digital discrepancies associated with the video that indicate that the video’s properties have been compromised. Moreover, credible news outlets only reported that Trump is considering sending US …



