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Fake News Police
2023: Deluge of Fake News Dominate Early Days of Campaigns
By Armsfree Ajanaku With political campaigns for the 2023 general elections already in full swing, election stakeholders have expressed worries...
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Fact Check: Lagos Deputy Governor Debunks Claim of Son’s Participation in Obidients Rally
Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja A picture with caption claiming that the son of Femi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos state,...
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Fact-Check: Have COVID-19 Trackers Been Added To Our Cell Phones?
The Explainer fake news police on routine patrol of online space has apprehended a suspicious content in which claims were...
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FACT CHECK: Is FG Disbursing N30,000 Relief Fund To Every Nigerian?
The Explainer fake news detectives patrolling cyberspace have apprehended a suspicious news circulating on Whatsapp. The claim in the news...
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Fake News On Alleged Falsified COVID-19 Test Figures in Nigeria Debunked
As peddlers of fake news continue flood cyberspace with falsehood to hoodwink the public, The Explainer and Platinum Post detectives...
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Digging In Lagos: Is It For 5G? Fact-Check of Claim In Circulating Video
The Explainer and Platinum Post fact-checkers have spotted a video circulating on social media purporting that some channels being dug...
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Fake News On 60 Day Extension Of Lockdown Debunked
As countries around the world continue to intensify efforts aimed at halting the spread of the dreaded Corona Virus, peddlers...
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