Misleading! Nigerian passport ranked 91 globally, not 88

Claim: X user claims the Nigerian passport is now ranked 88th globally.  Verdict: Misleading! According to information from the Henley passport index and media organisations, Nigeria has cleared its backlogs…

Can stone breaker leaf and lemongrass cure all forms of hepatitis, as Facebook user claimed?

Claim: A Facebook user recently claimed that stonebreaker leaf and lemongrass could cure all types of hepatitis. Verdict: Insufficient Evidence. There is not enough scientific evidence to back up the…

False! Viral video of school girl with gun not from Northern Nigeria

Claim: Social media users claim a video of a schoolgirl handling a gun was filmed in northern Nigeria. Verdict: False. Our investigations reveal the video was recorded in Uganda, not…

Did Donald Trump pardon R. Kelly?

Claim: Social media users here and here claim R&B singer R Kelly has been pardoned by Donald Trump and released from prison. Verdict: Misleading. R. Kelly is still in prison…

Did Ibrahim Traore decline an Oval Office invitation, as claimed by Facebook user?

Claim:  A Facebook post claims Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, rejected an invitation to the Oval Office. Verdict: Insufficient evidence. DUBAWA found no news reports on this development from…

Misleading! Matenokay Tingban has not been declared a candidate in the Nimba by-election

Claim: A news media institution claimed that Matenokay Tingban had been declared a candidate in an ensuing Nimba by-election Verdict: Misleading! NEC says it has not declared any candidates for…

False! Supreme Court did not order Liberia’s finance ministry to pay seven suspended lawmakers

Claim: A Liberian journalist claimed that the “Supreme Court ordered Ministry of Finance to pay seven suspended lawmakers.” Verdict: False! The head of public information at the judiciary said the…

Ana Zazzaɓi a Ƙasashen Turai Kuwa?

A ƙasashen Turai, ana zazzaɓi, amma ba irin zazzaɓin da muke fama da shi ba ne a Najeriya, da wasu sassa na ƙasashen Afirka ba. A Najeriya, sauro tana ɗauke…

False! The Bong County Council did not approve $100,000 for bean cultivation

Claim: A Facebook user has alleged that the Bong County Council approved US$100,000 for cultivating beans across the county. Verdict: False! A DUBAWA investigation has revealed that US$100,000 was not…

Ba gidan Wike ne ya kama da wuta ba hotunan kikirarriyar basira ne wato AI ake yadawa

Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da Facebook ya yada labarin da ke cewa matasa sun kone gidan Nyesom Wike dake jihar Rivers. Hukunci: Karya ce! Binciken Dubawa ya gano cewa hotunan…

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