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- June 30, 2025
- 16 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…
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- June 29, 2025
- 18 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…
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- June 29, 2025
- 28 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…
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- June 29, 2025
- 20 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…
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- June 29, 2025
- 22 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…
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- June 28, 2025
- 24 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…
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- June 27, 2025
- 17 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…
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- June 27, 2025
- 17 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…
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- June 27, 2025
- 16 views
Misleading! Women’s egg quality does not decline by age 33
Claim: Ife Agoro, owner of the DANG Lifestyle brand, posted a video on X with an accompanying claim that the quality of women’s eggs declines by age 33. Verdict: Misleading.…
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- June 27, 2025
- 22 views
Do Pap Smear, Mammogram, and Biopsy damage cervix or cause cancer?
Claim: Barbara O’Neill, an Australian promoter of alternative health practices, in an Instagram reel posted by user nothingbutthetruth101 claimed Pap smear damages the cervix and that mammograms and biopsies contribute…
