FACT-CHECK: Nigeria’s Central Bank has not introduced new 5000 and 10,000 naira notes
Claim: Central Bank of Nigeria announces new 5000 & 10,000 Naira notes Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Hamza ...
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FACT-CHECK: Has President Tinubu threatened to deport 700 Americans, ban iPhones?
Claim: Nigerian President Tinubu to deport 700 Americans residing in Nigeria. Source: Social Media Verdict: False Researched by Nusrat Essah ...
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FACT-CHECK: Did President Mahama refer to Tinubu as President of Ghana in inaugural address?
Ghana’s new president John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office on January 7, 2025, at the Black Star Square in ...
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FACT-CHECK: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja is not dead
Claim: Chief of Army Staff dies of cancer Source: Jackson Ude / X Verdict: False Researched by Hamza Ibrahim Viral ...
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FACT-CHECK: Viral video of capsized ferry is from DRC not Nigeria’s Niger State
Claim: Video showing a capsized boat happened in Nigeria’s Niger State. Source: Facebook/WhatsApp Verdict: Misleading Researched by Hamza Ibrahim A ...
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FACT-CHECK: Nigerian embassy in Niger Republic was not set ablaze after 2023 coup
Claim: Nigerian Embassy in Niger set ablaze Source: Social media Verdict: FALSE Researched by Hamza Ibrahim Multiple videos shared on ...
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FACT-CHECK: Peter Obi hasn’t been featured on Time Magazine’s cover page
Claim: Peter Obi featured on the front page of Time Magazine Source: Twitter Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu ...
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Why the Labour Party’s logo can’t be found on some ballot papers in the ongoing Nigeria elections?
Viewed more than a million times, a video clip circulating online (here) is suggesting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ...
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FALSE: A viral video claiming three men have been killed during the elections did not happen in Nigeria
Claim: Three people have been shot in Nigeria on election day Source: Twitter Verdict: FALSE Researched by Gifty Tracy Aminu A viral video ...
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FactSpace West Africa partners MyNigeria for live-fact-checking of Presidential, N’Assembly elections
Nigeria’s first vertical portal, MyNigeria.com has partnered with FactSpace West Africa, an independent, non-partisan fact-checking organization working to tackle mis/disinformation ...
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