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- July 2, 2025
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False! Woman in viral picture beaten by male assailants, not daughter-in-law
Claim: A Facebook page (Female in Africa) on June 1, 2025, posted a picture of a woman with bloody stripes on her back with the claim that the woman was beaten by her daughter-in-law. Verdict: False. Our findings reveal that the woman identified as Peace Cosmos was beaten by Kingsley Christopher Etukudoh and some of …
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- July 2, 2025
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False! Viral video praising Imo State’s infrastructure, shot in Abia State
Claim: A drone shot shared by X user @VoiceOfIgbo claimed to show infrastructural developments in Owerri, the capital of Imo State in South-East Nigeria. Verdict: False! The video was not recorded in Owerri but in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State. Reverse image search and watermark analysis confirm the actual location and source. Full Text …
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- July 1, 2025
- 49 views
Did President William Ruto resign as claimed by social media users?
Claim: An X user @DanBornoReal claims that Kenyan President William Ruto has resigned from office following a series of protests calling for his resignation. Verdict: False. There is no credible evidence or official confirmation from Kenyan government sources, mainstream media, or President Ruto’s verified X account to support the claim that he has resigned as …
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- July 1, 2025
- 49 views
Shin da gaske ne mataimakin shugaban Najeriya ya tashi daga gidansa bayan gano an makala masa na’urar CCTV
Da’awa: Wani mai amfani da shafin X, Biafra_Daily Mirror (@biafra_daily), yayi da’awa claimed cewa mataimakin shugaban Najeriya, Kashim Shettima, ya tashi daga gidansa da gwamnati ta bashi na kudi naira miliyan dubu 21 saboda ya gano cewa an makala na’urar CCTV ba tare da saninsa ba. Hukunci: Yaudara ce. Babu wata sheda da ta nuna …
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- June 30, 2025
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Viral claim rat faeces cure appendicitis, false
Claim: A self-proclaimed apostle, Ibraheem Niass Sheikh Kusfa, claimed in a viral video that rat faeces can cure appendicitis if dissolved in water and administered to patients. Verdict: False! No scientific evidence supports the claim that rat faeces has any curative properties for appendicitis. On the contrary, contact with rat faeces poses serious health risks, …
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- June 30, 2025
- 30 views
Does drinking garlic water cure rabies as claimed by X user?
Claim: An X user alleged that drinking garlic juice every morning and evening for two weeks can treat rabies. Verdict: False! Drinking garlic juice every morning and evening for two weeks does not cure rabies, as garlic is not a substitute for a vaccine. Once the virus infects the central nervous system and clinical symptoms …
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- June 30, 2025
- 35 views
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 fara rasa ingancinsa. Hukunci: Yaudara ce. Shedun masana ilimin kimiya da jawaban kwararru sun nunar da cewa kwan haihuwa na ‘ya mace na fara rasa …
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- June 30, 2025
- 21 views
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 Baba Ijesha with the Ooni of Ife to 2021 before his arrest. The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service spokesperson confirmed to DUBAWA …
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- June 30, 2025
- 22 views
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 da neman kusanci ga Allah. ‘Ya ‘yan maraina ko kuma gwailo, wani bangare ne na jikin dabbobi da ke da muhimmancin wajen haihuwa ga namiji. …
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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 was another hasty and harsh decision by the Nigerian government: a blanket ban on all foreign goods. “I just say make I quickly react to …
