Hot Source
- Facts
- June 30, 2025
- 22 views
Data comparing Nigeria and Canada’s cost of living misleading
Claim: Different Facebook users claimed that Nigerians have a higher purchasing power at home than in Canada, where a haircut costs N37,000. Verdict: MISLEADING. While the nominal price of a haircut in Canada may be higher, the real economic cost, when adjusted for income levels and purchasing power, reveals a more considerable cost-of-living difference in …
- Facts
- June 30, 2025
- 24 views
Fact-checking claims about Abba Kyari’s status, promotion, and legal situation
Claim: A Facebook user, Mamman Modukur, on June 9, 2025, claimed Abba Kyari has risen to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and is now eligible for promotion to Inspector General of Police. Mamman Modukur also made several other claims. Verdict: False. The claims made by this Facebook user are false and misleading, …
- Facts
- June 30, 2025
- 23 views
False! Nigeria did not deploy troops for joint peacekeeping mission to Israel
Claim: A Facebook user claims Nigeria has sent troops for a peacekeeping mission to Israel. Verdict: False! No credible source to support this claim. We also found that AI is used to generate the video. Full Text On June 13, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the commencement of Operation Rising Lion, initiating a …
- Facts
- June 29, 2025
- 28 views
Synthetic footage used to depict survivor of India-London plane crash
Claim: A Facebook user @Tari-Moni Plus Hela Province shared a video showing a woman who missed Air India Flight 171, tearfully thanking God for saving her life after she was late to the airport before the tragic crash. Verdict: False. What appears to be a miraculous escape story is a synthetic creation flagged by AI …
- Facts
- June 29, 2025
- 35 views
Round-Up: Seven trending claims fact-checked this week
As expected, the third week of June 2025 came with its share of misinformation and disinformation. Below are some of the assertions DUBAWA verified this week. Israeli military officer begs Iran to cease attacks Starting from June 13, 2025, there has been a series of attacks between Israel and Iran, which further exacerbated the growing …
- Facts
- June 29, 2025
- 29 views
Sierra Leone’s April 2025 inflation rate TRUE, but last single-digit mark not May 2021
Claim: Sierra Leone’s annual inflation rate fell to 9.38% in April 2025, marking the first time since May 2021 that inflation has dropped to single digits. Verdict: This is partially true. While the inflation rate did fall to 9.38% in April 2025, official records show that the last time Sierra Leone experienced single-digit inflation was …
- Facts
- June 29, 2025
- 32 views
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister retracts false claim on Bio’s election as ECOWAS Chairperson
David Moinina Sengeh (PhD), the chief minister and chief innovation officer of Sierra Leone, has corrected a false claim he made regarding President Julius Maada Bio’s recent election as the new chairperson of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS). Minister Sengeh’s retraction publicly corrects his previous incorrect claim that resident Bio “is the …
- Facts
- June 28, 2025
- 31 views
Misleading! Liberia did not exchange ECOWAS chairmanship with Nigeria for UN non-permanent seat
Claim: An ex-government worker asserted that “Liberia exchanged the ECOWAS Chairmanship for the non-permanent seat in Guinea Bissau in July 2023 to Nigeria.” Verdict: DUBAWA’s research found that Nigeria was elected to the chairmanship position of ECOWAS, but Liberia did not give the spot to Nigeria. Full Text Liberia won a seat on the United …
- Facts
- June 27, 2025
- 23 views
Shin da gaske ne shugaban majalisar dokokin Legas ya bukaci a zabi dantakara da aka taba kama shi da laifi ?
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da shafin X ya yada wani bidiyo video yana mai da’awar cewa Mudashiru Obasa shugaban majalisar dokokin jihar Legas ya fada wa al’umma su zabi dantakarar da a baya aka taba kama shi da babban laifi. Hukunci: Yaudara ce! Da fari an yada shi a shafin TikTok, bidiyon ya nuna yadda …
- Facts
- June 27, 2025
- 24 views
Guinée : les principaux changements proposés dans la future Constitution
Le 21 septembre 2025, les Guinéens seront appelés à se prononcer par référendum sur l’avant-projet de nouvelle Constitution, rédigé par le Conseil National de la Transition (CNT). Ce texte, présenté officiellement le 29 juillet 2024, marque une rupture institutionnelle avec la Constitution de 2020. Il reconfigure le paysage politique et juridique guinéen à travers 205 …
