Disinformation
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Factcheck: Discrepancies In Nigeria Police’s Stolen, Recovered Vehicles Data
The latest figures from the Nigerian government regarding the number of vehicles stolen and then recovered by law enforcement officers…
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Factcheck: Vehicles ‘Newly Acquired By Boko Haram’ In Fact Old, Misleading Pictures
A claim shared online, which supposedly showed armoured personnel carriers that recently fell into the hands of terrorists, is misleading.…
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Factcheck: Is Nigeria Truly Ranked World’s Second Most Unsafe Country?
Among other claims made, a Twitter user, Tocos4 (@Tocos4), on March 31, 2022 stated that the Cato Institute ranks Nigeria…
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No, Nigeria Not Sending Troops To Fight For Ukraine
A report published by an online medium has claimed that the Nigerian government has decided to send 10,000 troops to…
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‘Alert Screenshot’ Of Zamfara Governor Transfer Of 16M To Terror Kingpin Was Forged
A screenshot of a debit alert has been circulating on social media, claiming that Bello Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara…
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Fact-check: ISWAP Attacked Nigerian Army University, Not Main Campus
The Islamic State affiliate attack on Jan. 10 in the northeastern town of Buratai targeted the Nigerian Army Institute situated…
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Factcheck: Video From Central Africa Depicting Helicopter Supply To Nigerian Armed Group
A video circulating online, allegedly depicting logistics supply to an armed group in Nigeria’s unsettled northwestern region, was taken during…
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Factcheck: Igbo Passengers Attacked In Jos? No, Pictures From Zimbabwe, Southern Nigeria
About four pictures went viral on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29, with the claim that they depicted an attack in…
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Factcheck: Picture Resurfaces Of ‘Made-In-Russia IPOB Rocket’; Still Not True
Last week, Nigerian Twitter user Kingsley Uba Dike (@uba_dike) shared a set of screenshots claiming that a Biafran secessionist previously…
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Factcheck: No, Buhari Did Not Lift 10.5 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty In Two Years
Claim Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, June 12, 2021, claimed that his administration had lifted 10.5 million Nigerians out…
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