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FALSE! CBN did not announce OPay’s closure 
Claim: Facebook user asserts that there is trouble in the Opay office as The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the liquidation… -
Photos depicting Lagos-Calabar coastal road, mostly true 
Claim: A Facebook user shared images stating that it depicts the ongoing Lagos-Calabar road project. Verdict: DUBAWA traced one of the images… -
Photo depicting Osimhen’s statue in Napoli, fabricated 
Claim: Photo showing the statue of Victor Osimhen in Napoli. Verdict: The image was sourced from the internet, doctored and used to… -
President Boakai didn’t promise $5K each to Lonestar players in AFCON qualifiers 
Claim: A Facebook user says Liberian President Joseph Boakai promised to give each Lonestar player $5,000 if they beat Djibouti in the… -
Can onion juice cure baldness, as posited by X user? 
Claim: Onion can be used to grow hair for bald people. Verdict: MISLEADING. Studies have shown that onions contain properties that can… -
Misleading! Viral Bobrisky’s picture in police detention, not recent 
Claim: A social media user posted a picture claiming to be the recent picture of Bobrisky in the detention facility of Nigeria’s…
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True! America’s Statue of Liberty was struck by lightning Claim: A Facebook user claims that lightning struck America’s famous Statue of Liberty. Verdict: True.… Read More » -
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Is egg consumption associated with increased heart disease, as posited by X user? Several studies have been conducted on egg consumption and the risk of coronary artery disease,… Read More » -
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Economy
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FALSE! CBN did not announce OPay’s closure Claim: Facebook user asserts that there is trouble in the Opay office as The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced… Read More » -
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Politics
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False! Federal Government not planning to take over state workers’ salaries payment Claim: An X user, @Gen_Buhar, claimed that the Federal Government is making moves to take over the payment of salaries… Read More » -
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