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- July 28, 2025
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Viral footage of bandits abducting soldiers from Mali, not Nigeria
Claim: A blogger shared a clip showing how bandits abducted Nigerian soldiers and took them away on bikes. Verdict: Misleading! While the footage is real, it is unrelated to Nigerian…
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- July 28, 2025
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Round-Up: Ghana protest, Benue population claim, Earth’s shortest day, others top claims debunked this week
Social media is constantly buzzing with stories that spread in seconds, making it increasingly difficult to tell what is true and what is not. This week, we examined major stories…
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- July 23, 2025
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Image purportedly showing Peter Obi with Abacha AI-generated
Claim: A viral online image claims to show “a rare throwback” of former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sharing coffee with Nigeria’s former military…
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- July 22, 2025
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Benue fifth most populated state; other claim by lawmaker fact-checked
Full Text Following the attacks on the Yelwata community in Benue State that claimed the lives of over a hundred people, Teseer Ugbor, member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency in the…
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- July 22, 2025
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Israel-Iran conflict: Another dated social media video brought to life to paint new narrative
Claim: A Facebook user shared a video suggesting it shows Israeli politicians Itamar Ben-Gvir and Omer Bar-Lev arguing in response to the 2025 missile attack on Tel Aviv during the…
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- July 21, 2025
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Kemi Badenoch’s claim on Nigerian citizenship law misrepresents constitution
Claim: British Minister Kemi Badenoch said her children cannot acquire Nigerian citizenship because she is a woman. Verdict: False. The Nigerian Constitution allows children born outside Nigeria to claim citizenship…
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- July 21, 2025
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Was CDC Youth Chairperson arrested with gun during July 17 protest?
Claim: A Facebook page, Rescue Liberia, is alleging that CDC Youth Chairperson Emmanuel Johnson was arrested with a gun during the July 17, 2025, “Enough is Enough protest.” Verdict: False!…
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- July 21, 2025
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Sierra Leone: Tarawally did not step down as parliament’s clerk
CLAIM: In a Facebook post, Myk Berewa, the Director of Communications in the Office of the Sierra Leonean President, claimed that “Hon. Paran Umar Tarawally has stepped down as Clerk…
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- July 21, 2025
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Majalisar Najeriya ba ta amince da ƙirƙiro sabbin jihohi 12 ba, labarin yaudara ne ake yadawa
Da’awa: An yada wani labaria kafafen sada zumunta da ke cewa Majalisar Tarayya ta amince da ƙirƙiro sabbin jihohi 12. Hukunci: Yaudara ce. Wannan labari ba gaskiya ba ne, majalisa…
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- July 20, 2025
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Alleged video of Ghanaians protesting against installation of new Igbo monarch, misleading
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming it shows a protest in Ghana against the installation of an Igbo king in the country. Verdict: Misleading! Various reports online show…
