“Popular myth that a tattooed individual cannot donate blood.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is not entirely true.
DUBAWA
Dubawa is a West African fact-checking project run by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development. It covers Nigeria, Ghana and neighbouring countries.
“UNN is among the top 1500 universities in the world”
DUBAWA rated this: False
“A report that claims there are more women on earth than men”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False
“A claim that Bill Gates insulted Nigerian Leaders.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False
“A claim that JAMB result has been cancelled due to critical research and all candidates are to re-write their exams.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is definitely false.
“Vape pens is a new way to consume drugs”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is true
“A claim that Chinese corned beef are being processed by using dead bodies of Chinese people, after which it would be sent to Africa for sale”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False
“A myth that malaria is a disease which cannot be eliminated and which we must endure, especially in the Nigerian society.”
DUBAWA rated this: Not Likley
“A claim that Condemned prisoner on the death row, Reverend Emeka King was a presidential candidate in the March presidential election”
DUBAWA rated this: False, Reverend King was not a 2019 Presidential candidate
“A video went viral claiming that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State said that President Muhammdu Buhari is aware of those behind the killings in Zamfara State.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False.
“A claim that you do not need A WAEC certificate to become the President of Nigeria.”
DUBAWA rated this: True
“A claim that some states in Nigeria now have almost 24 hours power supply.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is false
“A claim that Canadian Prime Minister begs Nigerian President for one million immigrants”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is false.
“A Claim that Nigerian passport holders are no longer eligible for three-months UAE visa.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False.
“A Claim that tattoos and dreadlocks are strange to our culture in Nigeria.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False
“A claim that Donald Trump called Africans Animals.”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is False.
“A claim that Nigerian Universities were shut for almost two years during the tenure of Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar as President and Vice-President of Nigeria respectively.”
DUBAWA rated this: Half True
“A claim that the Government of the United States has asked INEC to release the “real” figures of the 2019 Presidential Elections.”
DUBAWA rated this: False
“A claim that Cameroonian Army Arrests 8 French Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is false
“A claim that Nigeria has won over 700 Medals In the Last 3 years”
DUBAWA rated this: This claim is false.