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- August 14, 2025
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Claims about Nigeria’s first primary school fact-checked
Claim: A Facebook post claims that Mr. and Mrs. De Graft founded Nigeria’s first primary school in 1843 in Badagry. Verdict: Misleading! While the school was established in 1843, it…
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- August 14, 2025
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Abubuwa da ya kamata a sani game da cutar Chikungunya, hanyoyin kare kai da maganin cutar
Hukumar Lafiya ta Duniya (WHO) a baya-bayan nan (recently issued) ta fitar da gargadi cewa akwai fargaba ta barkewar cutar chikungunya da sauro ke yada ta, matsalar da ta gallabi…
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- August 14, 2025
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Viral photo of Wizkid gifting a car to Davido on his wedding, Al-generated
Claim: A Facebook page, Lift3rd, posted a viral photo of Grammy-award-winning Afrobeat singer Wizkid gifting Davido a car on his wedding day. Verdict: False! According to our AI detector tool,…
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- August 14, 2025
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Viral video of foreign houses being demolished in Burkina Faso, AI-generated
Claim: A Facebook user, Zainab Natural Remedy, posted a video, alleging that Captain Ibrahim Traore demolished foreign houses and businesses in Burkina Faso. Verdict: False! There is no official report…
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- August 13, 2025
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Les recettes budgétaires au Sénégal ont-elles connu une hausse de plus de 1750 milliards en un an ?
FAIT : Une plateforme dénommée ‘’Grande offensive des alliés pour le triomphe du projet’’ (GOAT), regroupant des alliés du parti politique Pastef, actuellement au pouvoir au Sénégal, a publié une infographie…
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- August 13, 2025
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Did WhatsApp introduce feature that notifies users when their chats are screenshoted?
Claim: TikTok users recently claimed that a new WhatsApp update notifies users when screenshots or recordings of chats are taken. Verdict: Misleading! WhatsApp has no such features, as information on…
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- August 13, 2025
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Can Nigerian airline operators ban passenger from flying? Here’s what the Law says
Full Text Ibom Air, a Nigerian airline service, recently made the news when a series of videos showed an altercation between a flight attendant and a passenger on Aug. 10,…
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- August 13, 2025
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Misleading! Olive B. Academy not first all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone
CLAIM: A Facebook user is alleging that Olive B. Academy is the first standard all-girls boarding school in Sierra Leone. Credit: Olive B. Academy VERDICT: False. Several all-girls boarding schools…
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- August 13, 2025
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Liberians march against drug abuse
Dressed in all black, carrying placards with inscriptions, “say no to drug abuse” and “stand against drug abuse,” thousands of Liberians from all walks of life marched on the streets…
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- August 13, 2025
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Nicolas Jackson : une photo de 2018 présentée comme datant de 2013
FAIT : Une photo présentée comme datant de 2013 circule dans le groupe Facebook « Foot Africa fans ». On y voit le footballeur Nicolas Jackson vêtu du maillot du Casa…
