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Nokia_Scam

Is Nokia running a ‘hot’ phone giveaway to Facebook users in Nigeria and South Africa? No, ignore fake account

SocialGrant_MContext

Democratic Alliance

No evidence South Africa’s governing party will ‘load shed’ essential social grants in 2024

IlluminatiKenya_Scam

Kenyans, don’t fall for scam Facebook page promising huge rewards for joining the Illuminati

JamiiLoans_Scam

Inua Jamii programme

Beware of Facebook page impersonating Kenyan government programme and offering loans

UngaJob_Scam

Is Kenyan flour miller UNGA Limited urgently hiring? No, viral job ads on Facebook are fake

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World Economic Forum

No, WEF can’t ‘hack your dreams’ to ‘fact-check your subconscious’ – bizarre claim misuses two-year-old US beer ad experiment

Mainstream media vs social media. Photo Source: Tucker/Hall

The double edge sword of social media: Information access vs misinformation

For illustration purposes | Pinterest

Fact-checking not enough amidst disinformation and influence operations – Experts

The FactCheckHub

Disinformation soils Kenya's GMO debate

Agriculture contributed more than 21 percent to Kenya's economy last year.

Disinformation soils Kenya's GMO debate

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Oluwarotimi Akeredolu

No, Nigeria’s Ondo state governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is not dead

Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu (middle) takes the oath of office during his inauguration in Abuja on 29 May 2023

KOLA SULAIMON/AFP

nigeria election report

Checking the BBC's claims about Buhari’s poor economic legacy in Nigeria – and new president Tinubu’s headache

A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.