Tushen Magana: A ranar 10 ga watan Maris din shekara ta 2021, masu bin diddigin labarai dan gano sahihancin sun a Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigaba (CDD) sun gano wani sako da aka wallafa a shafin Facebook da ke ikirarin cewa gwamnatin tarayyar Najeriya ta saye manhajar WhatsApp da ake amfani da ita wajen turawa …
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VERDICT: False CLAIM: On March 10, 2021, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a post on Facebook claiming that messaging Application, WhatsApp, has been bought by the Nigerian Government. The Facebook user claimed said the application was bought by the Federal Government of Nigeria at the sum of three billion (no …
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Gaskiyar Al’amari: Karya Ne. Tushen Magana: A ranar 31 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 2021, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigada (CDD) sun gano wata murya da aka nada kuma aka yadata a manhajar WhatsApp da ke gargadin dukkan mutane masu amfani da manhajar ta WhatsApp da su guji latsa status …
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VERDICT: False CLAIM: On January 31, 2021, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a trending voice note warning all WhatsApp users against clicking on the newly introduced status. The voice note said: “an Arab guy” is behind the new WhatApps status update and any attempt to click on it would grand …
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Tushen Magana: A ranar Laraba, 9 ga watan Disamban shekara ta 2020, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigaba (CDD) sun gano wani labari da aka wallafa kuma ya yadu kamar wutar daji, labarin yace gwamnatin jahar Katsina ta haramta anfani da kafafen sada zumunta na zamani wato Facebook da WhatsApp. Labarin …
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VERDICT: False and Misleading CLAIM: On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a viral message trending on WhatsApp groups, claiming that the Katsina State Government has banned the use of social media application – WhatsApp and Facebook. The story published by different media outfits had headlines:: Katsina …
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Tantancewar CDD: Karya Ne! Tushen Magana: A ranar Litinin, 17 ga watan Agustan shekara ta 2020, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya Da Cigaba sun hango wani sako dake yawo a dandalin Facebook dake cewa idan mutum ya saka jarin naira dubu ashirin da biyar a wani tsari na yanar gizo take zai …
VERDICT: False CLAIM: On Monday, August 17, 2020, fact-checkers at Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted on a Facebook post claiming that an investor can win N50,000 instantly from N25,000 investment. The post which claimed the investment is an easy one said the 100 per cent benefit of investment can be received in less than one …
Verdict: False The Claim: Today, a Twitter account belonging to a PDP support group, @PDPVanguard, posted a tweet attributed to the former INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega. The tweet which has already garnered 189 likes, 8 comments and 108 retweets read: The @MBuhari government had succeeded in destroying the huge gains made in political …
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