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- June 23, 2025
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Who is paying compensation to Air India crash victims, and how much?
In the aftermath of the recent Air India plane crash, a claim on Facebook began circulating online suggesting that Air India would provide $116,000 to the family of each deceased…
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- June 23, 2025
- 33 views
Is Liberian artist King Dennis dead?
Claim: The Midnight Blogs posted in a Facebook group (Local News Liberia) that Liberian artist King Dennis was involved in an accident on June 10, 2025. The blog also claimed…
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- June 22, 2025
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Picture used to show Yorubas waiting for leftovers at Lagos Igbo Hangout, misleading
Claim: An X user, Marquis Of Infamy (@Unabombaar), posted a photo of people standing in a queue along a road, claiming it shows Yoruba people waiting to be fed leftovers…
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- June 22, 2025
- 33 views
Did Lagos State speaker demand supporters back candidates with criminal record?
Claim: An X user shared a video claiming that Mudashiru Obasa, the Lagos State House of Assembly speaker, told citizens to vote for APC even if the party’s candidate is…
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- June 22, 2025
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Round-Up: Top trending claims fact-checked by DUBAWA this week
As people continue to share mis- and disinformation across all social media platforms, DUBAWA verified several public assertions shared during the last week. Below are some of the major ones:…
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- June 22, 2025
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Ivory Coast on fire: How malign actors coordinated online coup that never happened
“Ivory Coast is burning,” reads the caption of a post made by an X user on May 21, 2025, precisely at 4:14 am. Not just the caption, the user uploaded…
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- June 22, 2025
- 39 views
Endometriosis: All you need to know about the silent killer
Full Text For years, Amaka believed her weakening period pain was normal. But after fainting at the office one morning, a diagnosis revealed something more alarming: Endometriosis. Endometriosis is a…
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- June 21, 2025
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Does mixing moringa leaves with honey make crawling child walk faster?
Claim: An X user alleged that a teaspoonful of powdered moringa leaves mixed with honey, given to a baby once daily, makes a crawling child walk faster. Verdict: False! No…
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- June 20, 2025
- 35 views
False! ‘Kao Denero’ has no new Electric Bike Company from Indiana
Claim: A Facebook page called Mr President TV claims that Amara Denis Turay, also known as Kao Denero, the Entertainment Ambassador of Sierra Leone, has started a new Electric Bike…
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- June 19, 2025
- 42 views
Deepfake video falsely portrays Peter Obi praising Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré
Claim: A video shared by a YouTube channel, Bold Pan-African, claims that Peter Obi, former Nigerian presidential candidate, addressed Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, in an emotional open letter,…
