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- July 30, 2025
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What you need to know about Chikungunya, preventive measures, and treatment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently issued an urgent call for action to prevent a resurgence of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which caused a global outbreak two decades ago. According to the WHO, an estimated 5.6 billion people who live in areas across 119 countries, including Nigeria, are at risk of the virus. The virus …
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- July 30, 2025
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Facebook user deletes claim Nigerian Army issued ID cards to terrorists after DUBAWA’s report
Nga Okamma, a Facebook blogger with 86,000 followers, has pulled down a video where he claimed that the Nigerian Army was issuing residential permits to terrorists in the South East. At 2:58 PM on April 24, 2025, Nga Okamma posted a video (archived here), criticising the Nigerian Army for issuing residential ID cards to Fulanis, …
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- July 29, 2025
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DUBAWA verifies claims by Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange
Kenyan Journalist Jeff Koinange’s claim that the ex-Liberian President is a mandingo is false
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- July 29, 2025
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Old video used to portray ‘Nigeria Must Go’ protest in Ghana
Claim: A TikTok handle, Comix (@Comix761), posted a video on July 20, 2025, claiming it is sounds and sights from the “Nigeria Must Go” protest in Ghana. Verdict: False. The video was edited with cuts from four different shots taken at other times. The “Nigeria Must Go” protest in Ghana, scheduled for July 19, did …
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- July 28, 2025
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Viral image of flyover collapse in Nasarawa, AI-generated
Claim: Different Facebook users shared a picture of a collapsed flyover, claiming it was from a N16bn-worth flyover recently commissioned in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Verdict: FALSE. The viral image was a collage of keyframes from an Artificial Intelligence-generated video. The recently commissioned flyover in Lafia is still standing. Full Text Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, commissioned …
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- July 28, 2025
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True! Poor sleeping habits linked to premature death
Claim: X user, @Fact claims that the lack of sleep and going to sleep irregularly can lead to early death. Verdict: True. Credible scientific research and experts back the claim that a lack of sleep and irregular sleep patterns can lead to early death. Full Text Sleep is essential for overall health, as it impacts …
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- July 28, 2025
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Misleading! Connaught Hospital is not closed; only the mortuary is under renovation
CLAIM: A viral Facebook post shared by the Hawanatu Konneh Network claims that Connaught Hospital will be closed for six weeks starting July 21st, 2025, to allow for major renovation works, especially in the mortuary and postmortem departments. VERDICT: Misleading. According to the official press release from the Connaught Hospital Management and the Ministry of …
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- July 28, 2025
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Misleading! University of Liberia student enrollment was not below 10,000 before free tuition
Claim: An ex-government official, Isaac Doe, stated that before the free tuition policy at the University of Liberia, “student enrollment was way below 10,000.” Verdict: Misleading. An analysis from the UL’s Office of Enrollment Services shows that about 14,000 to 17,000 students enrolled every semester before the free policy. Full Text In October 2018, former …
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- July 28, 2025
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Photo of ‘unconscious’ man on stretcher from Nigeria, not from Liberia
Claim: An online news company made a post of a man carried on a stretcher, claiming that the man was from New Kru Town in Liberia. Verdict: False. A Google Reverse Image Search shows the picture is of a man rescued from a collapsed building in Nigeria. Full Text In its Friday, July 18, 2025, …
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- July 28, 2025
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Ǹjẹ́ ìhu-ehín ọmọdé le ṣ’ekú pa ọmọ ọwọ́?
Ahesọ: Olumulo ikanni TikTok kan, Ajoke (@harjohkeh001) sọ wípé ìhu-ehín lo ṣ’e ikú pa ọmọ òun. Abajade iwadii: Irọ ni. Àwọn dokita to n ṣe ìtọ́jú ọmọdé ṣ’alaye pe ìhu-ehín wa l’ara idagbasoke ọmọ, kii fa iku. Bakan naa, iwadii filelẹ pe ìhu-ehín ò le ṣ’eku pa ọmọ, ṣugbọn ààmì apeere ìhu-ehín le yọri si …
