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TRUE, 69 boys were affected, 21 die in 1959 fire at Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School

A POST which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were padlocked in their dormitory...
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The photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in blood stained Nigerian flag is not from Lekki toll gate incident

A photo of a man carrying a woman wrapped in a blood-stained Nigeria flag has been shared repeatedly on...
Niyi OYEDEJI -

#EndSARS: False claim circulates online of video showing Katsina women protesting against Buhari

A video that went viral on Saturday, October 17, 2020, claimed that women in Katsina State have joined the...
Niyi OYEDEJI -

Photograph of man wearing shirt with APC logo, purportedly commissioning N10million wooden bridge is MISLEADING

“NEVER forget, the budget for this “bridge” was 10 million Naira,” says a Twitter post by Guess Who published...
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FACT-CHECK: Pictures of 2017 violence in Ibadan used to depict clash between SARS officers and protesters in Enugu

ON October 6, a Twitter user @OurPortHarcourt posted pictures of a fire-ravaged police station, claiming that the station was...
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How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?

A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28 percent unemployment rate, 49 percent poverty rate and $89.5billion...
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