Disinformation
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Factcheck: These Photos Of Armed Herders Were Not Taken In Nigeria
Clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria have recently drawn more attention, especially with increased tension and hostilities in the…
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Was Nigeria Disqualified From Global Vaccine Bid? Here’s What We Know
A major Nigerian news outlet, Punch, reported on Saturday that the World Health Organization (WHO), through the COVAX global initiative,…
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Factcheck: Old, Foreign Photos Recycled As Recent Military Raid Of Terrorist Camp
Claim: The Nigerian military recently raided an enclave of Boko Haram terrorists inside the Sambisa Forest, seizing ammunition and religious…
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Factcheck: Special ‘COVID Vaccine’ Not Made To Experiment On Africans
Claim: Remdesivir has been restricted to vaccinate people in African countries in order to experiment on them and “produce genetically…
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Factcheck: These Aren’t Photos Of Weapons Donated To Boko Haram By France
Claim: A set of 661 pump action rifles donated by the French government and destined for Boko Haram terrorist camps…
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Fact-check: No Evidence Linking NIN With SIM Cards Is Targeted At Social Media Users
Claim: A Facebook user with the name, Bas Yahemeka Bijleveld, has claimed that the linkage of National Identity Numbers (NINs)…
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Fact-check: Covifor Is Not A COVID-19 Vaccine, Not Slated For Test In Africa As Claimed In This Viral Message
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message has claimed that Covifor injection, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero, is a COVID-19…
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Factcheck: No Evidence Buhari Visited Kankara Days After Students’ Kidnapping
Claim: Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, visited Kankara, a town in Katsina State where hundreds of secondary school students were kidnapped,…
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Factcheck: Buhari’s Portrait Manipulated To Make Him Look Fatter ㅡ And It Misled Many
Claim: Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, is dead and has been replaced in the statehouse with a lookalike: here’s a picture…
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Factcheck: Video Of Boko Haram Capturing Soldiers Not Recent
Claim: Boko Haram released a video of its fighters capturing and beheading Nigerian soldiers. Verdict: Misleading as the video was…
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