Anti-Corruption
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On February 1, 2024, The Punch Newspaper tweeted via its verified X account (formerly Twitter) that “EFCC goes after church… Read more.
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During the week, a WhatsApp broadcast message surfaced on social media claiming to list assets acquired by suspended Minister of… Read more.
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On April 30, 2023, Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, released a… Read more.
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On March 31, 2023, a post went viral on Twitter and Facebook claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected… Read more.
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Claim 1: Only 34% of Nigerians have bank accounts Verdict: Inaccurate Context: The Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, recently… Read more.
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CONTEXT: Nigeria Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo while receiving a group of Harvard Business School students at the State House in Abuja,… Read more.
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CONTEXT: A Facebook post titled, “The New Electoral bill signed by Mr President will affect our democracy” allegedly authored by… Read more.
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CLAIM: Peter Obi claimed that Nigeria has about 100 players in NBA. Read more.
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CLAIM: All executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State have defected to the APC. VERDICT: False Read more.
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CONTEXT: In a one-hour exclusive interview on Arise TV, the former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie