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Kenya DNA testing No, Kenya’s health cabinet secretary Nakhumicha didn't say ‘DNA tests for newborns are now mandatory’. Ignore viral claim
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scam Nigeria government grants loans bogus loans online scam Engagement bait scam – ignore fake travel agency accounts promoting Nigerian government ‘grants and loans on Facebook
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false Kenya M-shwari Loan M-Shwari loans bogus loans false claim scam Exposing three fake Facebook accounts offering bogus loans in the name of mobile banking product M-Shwari
scam Nigeria government support grant central bank online scam No, Nigerian government has not approved a N150,000 ‘support grant’ from the central bank