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- August 3, 2025
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Trending video purporting ECOMOG soldiers landed in Makeni, false
Claim: A viral video circulating online claims that ECOMOG soldiers have landed in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone, to restore order. Verdict: False! Multiple military and government sources debunked the claim, saying the clip is fake and should be discarded. Full Text The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) is a West African …
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- August 3, 2025
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Beware of scams, FG not giving N185,000 family support to Nigerians
Claim: A WhatsApp broadcast message claims the federal government has approved N185,000 to Nigerians for family support. Verdict: False. The broadcast message features a phishing link. Besides, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has not announced the alleged development. Full Text Poverty continues to be a major issue in Nigeria, even though the …
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- August 3, 2025
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Round-Up: Protest misinformation, WAFCON cup, Kyari’s arrest, other top claims verified this week
Over the weeks, social media platforms have hosted a wide range of information, including false and misleading information, polluting the social sphere. DUBAWA examined major stories ranging from protest misinformation to sport, politics, and AI media to sanitise the media space. Below is the summary of some major claims investigated by DUBAWA during the last …
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- August 3, 2025
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WhatsApp claims Nigeria has highest cancer rate, noodles reduce immunity, others fact-checked
Claim: A Viral WhatsApp voice note featuring Dr. Frank Obi, who claimed to be from the Ministry of Health, alleged that the ministry, in collaboration with state governments, will begin inspecting schools to enforce a ban on certain foods. Verdict: False. DUBAWA found several of the claims in the audio to be false or misleading. …
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- August 1, 2025
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ANALYSIS: Social media users deploy ethnic hate speech, disinformation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections
“This is just a tip of the iceberg to what will happen in 2027, if you animals move mad again,” an X user, Chigozirim Aliyu Emeakayi (@GoziconC) threatened in a June 7, 2025, post. In the same post, he shared a disturbing image of a woman who was reportedly stabbed in the face by suspected …
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- August 1, 2025
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Inside Nigeria’s internet scam lingo used to promote scams, wins celebrated openly on X
The word choices leave the trend in plain sight for anyone armed with the right keywords. It is a fraud — a tutorial and tips for anyone without access to information. Over the past few years, Nigeria has battled with a wave of internet fraud allegations and investigations linked to its nationals. In July 2025, …
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- August 1, 2025
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False! Eating garri, fufu, other fermented foods does not amount to taking alcohol
Claim: X user @OurFavOnlineDoc claims that eating Garri, Fufu, Ogi, Eba, Bread, Yoghurt, and Cheese amounts to taking alcohol because they are produced through fermentation. Verdict: False. While trace amounts of ethanol can result from fermentation, the levels are extremely low, and usually evaporate or convert to other compounds during cooking or processing, and do …
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- August 1, 2025
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Da gaske ne 9 ga watan Yuli,2025 ita ce rana mafi gajarta?
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da shafin Facebook yayi da’awa cewa ranar 9 ga watan Yuli,2025 itace ranar da zagaya rana da duniya ke yi a kullum ta zamo mafi sauri a tarihin duniya. Hukunci: YAUDARA CE, rahoto da ake da shi kawo yanzu ya nunar da cewa ranar 5 ga watan Yuli,2024 itace mafi sauri …
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- August 1, 2025
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Did release of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam cause Nigeria’s recent flooding?
Claim: Multiple Facebook users claimed that Cameroon’s recently opened Lagdo Dam caused severe flooding in parts of Nigeria. Verdict: False! Findings reveal that the major Lagdo Dam release, which partly contributed to flooding in Nigeria, occurred in 2022, not recently. The Nigerian government has dismissed claims of a recent Lagdo Dam release, confirming that the …
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- August 1, 2025
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Sepsis: The causes, symptoms and treatment
With over half of the world’s population now active on social media, the rate at which information is shared online has become increasingly alarming. Recently, some parents took to TikTok to express grief over the loss of their babies. Many of them attributed the deaths to teething, a natural process during which a baby’s teeth …
