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Grave_PFalse

QR codes on graves real but photo shows fake headstones from China, not Japan

Gen_Faake

No, election poster showing son of Ugandan president Museveni doctored

FG_incorrect

Total salary bill for Nigeria’s identity commission up by 234% – not 300%

KogiState_False

Photo of schoolkids sitting on bricks in flooded class from Kenya, not Nigeria’s Kogi state

Video_ParltyFalse

Nigerian diplomat manhandled in Indonesia – but not tortured or ransomed

BuhariQuote_False

No, Nigerian president Buhari didn’t say attacking bandits in self-defence was a crime

Stadium_False

Newly upgraded stadium in Nigeria’s Oyo state under water? No, photos of UK’s Hillsborough stadium in 2007

Crater_Correct

Chicxulub Crater

Yes, graphic shows massive crater caused by asteroid impact thought to have killed the dinosaurs

Rihanna_False

No, Rihanna didn’t say she was Igbo – but not Nigerian

LungCleanse_Incorrect

No evidence mullein leaf fights asthma or detoxes lungs

Awori_False

No evidence Kenya’s former vice president Awori advised deputy president on broken relationship with president

Kibaki_False

No, video doesn’t show former Kenyan president Kibaki declaring support for deputy president Ruto’s presidential bid