Disinformation
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Factcheck: Video Of Burgled Osun Mall Not Recorded During Anti-Xenophobia Protests
Claim: A video shared on Twitter purporting to show the damage caused by burglars at a shopping mall in Osun…
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Factcheck: These Are Victims Of Banditry In Kaduna, Not #EndSARS Protesters
Claim: A picture shared on Twitter, which shows about nine corpses lined on the floor, suggests that they were victims…
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Photoshopped Picture Used to Depict Foreign Support for Pro-Biafra Agitation
Claim A Twitter user with the name Mosco White (@white_mosco) has uploaded a picture to suggest that foreign nationals have…
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Factcheck: These Are Not Pictures Of IPOB News Studio In South Africa
A picture purported to be a media studio belonging to IPOB Two pictures were recently shared on Twitter claiming to…
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Factcheck: Nigeria Not Ranked Third Most Terrorised Country In 2020
Television Continental (TVC), a channel based in Lagos, claimed last week that Nigeria is ranked as the worst country in…
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Fact check: Is Nigeria The Only Country With A Petrol Subsidy Programme? No
A Nigerian economist said during a live television broadcast that Nigeria is the only country in the world with a…
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Fact-Check: No, These Are Not Pictures of a Pregnant, Nursing Girl From Jos
Two pictures of young girls in which one of them appears pregnant and the other is holding a baby above…
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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False
A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that Interpol uncovers £20 million Edo State Funds in Governor Godwin Obaseki’s UK account. …
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Understanding and Dealing with Deepfakes
Deepfakes are fake videos created by using artificial intelligence, otherwise known, as “deep learning” to make images of fake events…
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Fact-Check: No Agreement to Reopen Schools September 7
A news report circulating on social media claims that the Federal Government, vice-chancellors and National University Commision have agreed to…
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