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10 fact-checks by DUBAWA tracked by SourceTally. Source feed: https://dubawa.org/feed/
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Every day, buses and other vehicles move Nigerians across the Nigeria-Ghana corridor in a flow largely associated with legitimate trade, work, and family ties. But buried within this movement is a darker traffic: people recruited,…
FAIT : Une vidéo de 39 secondes, publiée le 29 septembre 2026 par la page Facebook « Burkina info1 », juxtapose plusieurs séquences, notamment des images d’Emmanuel Macron et de l’or. La bande sonore attribue au président français des…
Claim: A Facebook user, Ibrahim Sani, shared an image depicting the arrest of one of the attackers of Dekara village in Borgu, Niger State. Verdict: Misleading! The individual in the image was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State, not Borgu,…
Claim: An X user claimed a Christian family in Nigeria was forced to say the Shahada (Islamic profession of faith) and convert to Islam at gunpoint. Verdict: Misleading! The video is of a family kidnapped in Kaduna by bandits, and there is…
Claim: A Facebook user claimed that epilepsy is caused by witchcraft and that a combination of dog meat, jatropha roots, and dry gin can cure the sickness. Verdict: Misleading. Epilepsy is not caused by witchcraft, and there is no…
Claim: Social media users have alleged that the viral video, which shows Senator Prince K. Moye Sr. of Bong County saying he enrolled at Cuttington University in 2021 and graduated in 2005, is AI-generated. Verdict: False. Senator Moye’s…
Claim: A local news platform in Liberia, The Closing Argument, claimed that Criminal Court C has suspended Attorney Gbawou Kowou’s law licence for one year. Verdict: Misleading! Court documents sighted by DUBAWA show the one-year…
Claim: A Threads user @blackriverfilmfestival shared an image claiming it shows the Eiffel Tower engulfed in flames. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s research shows that the image is AI-generated. A review of the Eiffel Tower’s live webcam feed…
Claim: Bakary Y. Badjie, The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, claimed that Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has not supported sporting activities in the municipality. Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s investigation…
Claim: A Facebook user claims that Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara said he would form a new political party if he is not elected as the All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer for the 2028 elections. Verdict: False. Jagaban’s campaign…