Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. Iran’s attack on Israel in April 2024 birthed a flurry of false claims. Among them are several posts claiming...
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Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. An adviser to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in February that the government would implement parts of a...
A social media user claims coconut water and fresh bitter leaf juice cure kidney and liver disease and low sperm count. The claim is unproven Coconut water...
A viral message on social media claimed that a foundation is offering free cancer treatment. The claim is FALSE One of the viral messages seen forwarded...
A news article found on a blog claimed that war torn Ukraine supplied Nigeria with grains. The claim is TRUE A social media blog, Instablog, posted that the...
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel has generated a flurry of false claims on social media...
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. A video has gone viral in Nigeria where social media posts have claimed the short clip shows an eagle picking...
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. A privately owned power plant recently commissioned in southeast Nigeria is expected to improve the electricity...
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. Forty years after the discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), scientists are yet to find a cure...
Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. All rights reserved. A social media account recently claimed that photos they shared showed a man with two heads in Nigeria...