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- September 30, 2025
- 15 views
Mining site in viral video from Sierra Leone, not Zamfara
Claim: Social media users shared a video of a mining site, claiming it was located in Zamfara state. Verdict: Misleading! DUBAWA’s research revealed that the video was actually captured in…
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- September 30, 2025
- 17 views
No, INTERPOL did not issue an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso’s Captain Traoré
Claim: A Facebook user, Grace Harriet Konyen, claimed that the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL had issued an arrest warrant for Burkina Faso’s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Verdict: False.…
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- September 29, 2025
- 25 views
Nigerians, International groups react to DUBAWA’s surrogacy report, call for ban
Nigerians and international bodies have called for a surrogacy ban in reaction to DUBAWA’s in-depth report. The report reveals how misinformation is weaponised to lure women into the practice, Facebook…
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- September 29, 2025
- 27 views
Old video recirculated to portray Olubadan endorsing Peter Obi
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming the Olubadan of Ibadan declared Peter Obi the new president of Nigeria. Verdict: Misleading! The Nigerian monarch did not make such a…
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- September 29, 2025
- 22 views
Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week
As misinformation continues to influence public discussion online, DUBAWA intensifies its work to hold together the shrinking integrity of information. In the third week of September, DUBAWA fact-checked several assertions…
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- September 28, 2025
- 25 views
Viral TikTok videos promising users money are AI-generated
Claim: Videos circulating in local languages on TikTok suggest that users will get financial rewards if they click on advertised links. Verdict: Misleading! The videos are AI-generated, and clicking on…
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- September 28, 2025
- 23 views
Da gaske ne wai abun goge baki na da lahani ga kwakwalwar dan adam?
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da shafin instagram, unfilteredr3ailty, ya wallafa bidiyon da ke da’awar cewa sabulun goge hakora ko kuma toothpaste kamar yadda aka san shi da turanci “na zaman…
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- September 28, 2025
- 20 views
Shin gaskiya ne matan shugabannin kananan hukumomin Adamawa sun tafi Turkiyya dan samun horo?
Da’awa: Wasu hotuna sun karade shafukan sada zumunta da ke nuna cewa matan shugabannin kananan hukumomin jihar Adamawa sun je Turkiyya domin samun horo kan jagoranci da ci gaban al’umma.…
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- September 28, 2025
- 21 views
Bidiyon Fafaroma Francis da ya bayyana da hannayensa uku kirkirarre ne da fasahar AI
Da’awa: Santa Trump ya wallafa ( posted) wani bidiyo na Fafaroma Francis mai rasuwa shafin X inda ya nuna shi da hannye har guda uku abin da ke zama wani…
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- September 27, 2025
- 34 views
Ǹjẹ́ Trump ṣèlérí láti dènà ìdìbòyan Tinubu l’ọ́dun 2027?
Àhesọ: Aṣàmúlò Facebook kan, @Onyee Arangee, sọ wípé Ààrẹ orílẹ-èdè Amẹ́ríkà Donald Trump fẹ́ lọ́wọ́ sí ìdìbò Nàìjíríà tó ń bọ̀ lọ́nà, àti pé ó ti ṣè’lérí láti ríi dájú…