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INSIGHT: How scammers impersonate real businesses — and make Ponzi versions — on social media
Ponzi schemes are classic scams many Nigerians are still falling for despite the economic hardship. As the country’s economic realities…
FACT CHECK: Video showing arrest of former Gabonese senate president is old
A video on Facebook showing authorities opening suitcases full of money has claimed that former Gabonese senate president attempted to…
FACT CHECK: Tribunal hasn’t declared LP candidate winner of Delta guber poll
A video clip posted by Hichief Sunny Odogwu, a Facebook user, claimed that the tribunal has declared Kennedy Pela, candidate…
INSIGHT: How news sites spread disinformation during Nigeria’s 2023 polls
In the build-up to the 2023 general election in Nigeria, a couple of unfamiliar news websites sprang up with the…
FACT CHECK: No, paracetamol pills do not contain Machupo virus
A message making the rounds on WhatsApp has advised people against the use of paracetamol with P/500 written on it.…
FACT CHECK: Viral quote attributed to George Weah on Niger coup is misleading
A viral quote purportedly by George Weah, Liberian president, has been broadly shared on social media. In one of such…