
Phillip Anjorin
Fact-checker @dubawaNG; 👨 @africanliberty, @AIJC_conference, Sherlock @DFRLab; FT: @ijnet| @niemanlab. God is with me, until the day I'm with God.
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2 weeks ago |
dubawa.org | Phillip Anjorin
Claim: Sahara Reporters, Nigeria’s foremost citizen journalism platform, claimed that the Sharia court in Zamfara state set to arraign a female Christian convert on May 23, 2025. Verdict: FALSE. The lady whose image was attached to the tweet is from Texas, and the state governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, also debunked the claim. In 2000, Zamfara state became the first northern Nigerian state with a significant muslim population to implement Sharia law.
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2 weeks ago |
dubawa.org | Phillip Anjorin
Many high-profile individuals in Nigeria became the subject of misinformation within the week, from Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s military leader, to Martin Otse (Very Dark Man). DUBAWA compiled some of the most trending issues delved into during the week. Nigeria launched missiles at Burkina Faso A viral TikTok post claimed that Nigeria launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
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3 weeks ago |
dubawa.org | Phillip Anjorin
Da dama ‘yan Najeriya basu gamsu ba (unsatisfied) da sakamakon zaben 2023 wanda yayi sanadi na hawan shugaban Najeriya Bola Ahmed Tinubu kan karagar mulki, manyan abokan adawa Peter Obi na Labour Party (LP) da Atiku Abubakar na jam’iyyar People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a lokuta da dama sun soki zabin na Tinubu da shigarsa ofis (office) na fadar shugaban kasa.
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4 weeks ago |
dubawa.org | Phillip Anjorin
A recent public disagreement between Bayo Onanuga, Nigeria’s presidential spokesperson, and Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has brought renewed attention to Nigeria’s economic history and the interpretation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita figures. Mr Adesina asserted that Nigeria’s GDP per capita in 1960 was $1,847, which he suggested was higher than the current level.
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1 month ago |
dubawa.org | Phillip Anjorin
Viral WhatsApp message claiming INEC chairperson apologised for election manipulation, clickbaitBy Phillip AnjorinMahmood Yakubu. Source: Daily TrustClaim: Express, a Facebook page, shared a link claiming that Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), apologised to Nigerians for allegedly manipulating the 2023 general election outcome. Verdict: FALSE.
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