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NairaNotes_False

Central Bank of Nigeria

Rárá, ilé ìfowópamọ́ tí ó gajù lórílẹ̀dè Nàìjíríà kò kéde pé wọ́n ti fi ọjọ́ kún ìgbà tí wọn dá láti má gba àwọn èèyàn láàyè láti ná owo àtijó mo.

Rigathi_Scam

Beware Facebook pages impersonating Dorcas Rigathi, wife of Kenya’s deputy president

Murkomen_Checked

Kipchumba Murkomen

Data doesn’t back Kenyan transport minister’s claim that road crashes have claimed more lives in the country than Covid 19

GachaguaAccount_False

Rigathi Gachagua

Beware hoax Facebook page in name of Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, impostor arrested

Agrawal_False

No, former Twitter CEO Agrawal not arrested for child porn

MoroccoQatar_Misleading

Widely shared video of person being brutally attacked took place in Morocco, and not in Qatar during the football World Cup

NCP_Scam

‘Instant rewards’ of gas and groceries over the holidays? No, it’s a scam

NigeriaG5_False

nigeria election meta check

No evidence Nigeria’s G5 opposition governors endorsed presidential candidate Tinubu and dismissed rival Obi’s chances

APCFunds_False

All Progressives Congress

nigeria election meta check

No evidence chair of Nigeria’s governing party threatened to withhold public funds to secure votes

QuoteTinubu_False

nigeria election meta check

No, Nigerian presidential candidate Tinubu didn’t say ‘Muslim-Muslim’ ticket would destabilise Nigeria

SmithObi_False

nigeria election meta check

No, US actor Will Smith didn’t urge Nigerians to ‘fight’ for presidential candidate Peter Obi in 2023 elections

Kayemo_False

nigeria election meta check

No evidence Nigeria’s APC spokesperson Keyamo made cynical statement about voters