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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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Factcheck: Photo Of ‘ISWAP/Fulani Terrorists Chilling In Public’ Not Shot In Nigeria
A picture showing some militants on turbans and military fatigues brandishing assault rifles in an open field surrounded by onlookers…
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Factcheck: Video Of ‘Fulani Terrorists’ On Bikes Shows Burkina Faso, Not Nigeria
A video showing several bikers riding across a vast untarred road, many of them wearing turbans and others putting on…
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Don’t Fall For It: Video Of ‘Mass Conversion In Niger State’ Was Shot In Ivory Coast
Nigerian social media space was flooded Sunday, May 2, with a video supposedly showing the mass conversion of people to…
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Factcheck: Video Of Rapid Gunfire Not Filmed During Boko Haram Invasion Of Niger State
An 18-seconds-long video has been making the rounds on Nigerian social media, purportedly showing young men in the country firing…
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Factcheck: Nigerian Army Uses Old Pictures To Depict Recent Operations In Borno
At least three pictures recently shared by the Nigerian Army in relation to attacks conducted in April in Borno State,…
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This Video Shows Pantami Debating With Boko Haram Founder, Not Having Friendly Conversation With Him
A freelance journalist David Hundeyin has shared a YouTube link showing Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa…
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Old, Misleading Photos Recirculated To Depict ‘Recent Attack’ On Gov. Ortom’s Convoy
Ortom briefed journalists on Saturday, March 20, on how he and his security team were attacked by suspected criminal herdsmen…
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Why Gov. Yahaya Bello’s Claims On COVID-19 Vaccine Are False, Misleading
A video widely circulated on different social media platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp, shows Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State,…
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Factcheck: Video Of Illegal Runway Was Shot In Guatemala, Not Zamfara
A video of a jet taxiing and taking off from a narrow road in the middle of nowhere has been…
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