Disinformation
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Trolls Behind Online Onslaught On Nigerian Politician, Natasha Akpoti
A network of Twitter accounts acted in an organised fashion to harass, bully, and spread disinformation on Natasha Akpoti, a…
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This Video Does Not Show Terrorists Displaying New Naira Notes
A video showing some turbaned people in front of a large amount of cash has been widely shared on news…
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Fact-check: Did Nigerian Forces Kill Foreigners Looking For Minerals In Lake Chad?
A video is being shared online alongside claims that it shows Nigerian military forces with dead Canadian and French nationals…
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HumAngle Journalist Wins Africa Fact-checking Award
HumAngle’s investigations editor, Kunle Adebajo, has been named the best African fact-Checker as a working journalist by Africa Check, the…
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‘Vacuum Of Transparency In Nigeria’s Civil Society Space’ — Examining The Claims
In recently published articles, author Ibrahim Tanko Salisu argues that Nigeria’s civil society space might be full of “opportunists with…
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Fact-check: Nigeria Not Second Most Terrorised Country
Reports from Nigerian media outlets claim the country is the second most terrorised in the world. Misquoting Jihad Analytics, they…
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Foreign Helicopter Pilot Caught Supplying Arms To Nigeria’s ‘Bandits’? No
Several recent posts on social media are sharing pictures of a French national and claiming he was arrested after supplying…
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Fact-check: Did Gov’t Forces Kill Top Insurgent Leaders In Northeast Nigeria?
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Nigeria’s President, Ajuri Ngelale, claimed in an Arise TV interview on Saturday,…
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Factcheck: Russia Claims U.S. Is Making Bioweapons In Nigeria. True?
Key takeaways: The laboratories pictured in the graphic shared by the Russian government are not secret facilities and were set…
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Factcheck: Road Crashes Not Reason For ‘Almost 80%’ Of Deaths In Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a tweet on Wednesday, May 18, that nearly four-fifths of deaths in…
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