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Fake News Police
FACT CHECK: Did President Tinubu fall during a tour of the ONSA?
Fact checkers at the Explainer have spotted a video circulating Facebook and Twitter with claims that Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu...
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FACT CHECK: Has Mele Kyari Been Suspended?
Fact checkers at The Explainer have spotted a material making a round on facebook with the claim that President Tinubu...
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FACT-CHECK: Is There No Officer of Igbo Ethnic Extraction Among Newly Appointed Service Chiefs
Following the retirement of the former service chiefs and the subsequent appointment of new ones by Nigeria's President, Ahmed Bola...
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Making Sense of the Current Disinformation Pandemic
“We have all lied; we have all been lied to; it is human nature to lie; but what if lies...
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FACT CHECK: Was Gay Wedding the Cause of A Massachusetts Church Fire?
A circulating image on social media claims that the Massachusetts Church in Boston caught fire due to a gay wedding...
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FACT CHECK: Is Milton Steel Company the First Steel Facility in South-Eastern Nigeria?
The recent inauguration of Milton Steel Manufacturing Company in Anambra State gave rise to a claim made by Governor Charles...
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FACT CHECK: Did President Tinubu Order Reopening of Idiroko Border?
The Explainer fact checkers have spotted a video making the round on social media with a claim that President Bola...
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