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- June 30, 2025
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Yaudara ce! Kwan haihuwa na mata baya fara rasa kyau ko inganci daga shekaru 33
Da’awa: Ife Agoro, mai kamfannin DANG Lifestyle brand, ta wallafa wani bidiyo video a shafin X inda tayi da’awar cewa da zarar mace shekarunta sun kai 33 kwan haihuwarta zai…
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- June 30, 2025
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False! Baba Ijesha not released from prison as claimed
Claim: Facebook users here, here, and here claim that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been released from prison. Verdict: False. We traced the video of…
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- June 30, 2025
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Me ya sa mata ba su cin naman ‘yan gwailon dabbobi, kuma shin yana haihuwa?
A kwanan nan ne al’ummar musulmi a fadin duniya suka gudanar da ibadar sallar layya, wadda ake yanka dabbobin ni’ima irinsu rago, bunsuru, tunkiya, shanu, da dai sauransu domin sadaukarwa…
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- June 30, 2025
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How misleading headlines about Nigerian ‘import ban’ fuels misinformation
Emmanuel Emuoborsan stood holding a video recording device in his hand, visibly agitated. In a monologue (archived here) posted on his TikTok account, he expressed disappointment in what he believed…
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- June 30, 2025
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Viral video of lion feasting in South African store, AI-generated
Claim: Facebook users share a viral video of a lion eating meat in a South African grocery store. Verdict: Misleading! Our findings indicate that the footage originated from a TikTok…
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- June 30, 2025
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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…
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- June 30, 2025
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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…
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- June 30, 2025
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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…
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- June 29, 2025
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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…
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- June 29, 2025
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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…