Fact Check
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A viral video of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, is circulating online with the claim that Obi said… Read more.
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By Philip Clement A video showing women who are seen carrying gas cylinders and singing is currently trending on social… Read more.
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Reports alleging that former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo blocked 100 truck containers carrying nearly 1.5 million Chadians from entering… Read more.
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As the election speedily approaches, the strength with which disinformation is disseminated grows. It was widely reported on the morning… Read more.
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Barely 24 hours before Nigeria’s general elections, there have been reports circulating on social media that the Independent Electoral Commission… Read more.
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On Friday, February 24, an audio file ascribed to Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, began making… Read more.
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On Thursday, February 23, 2022, Bashir Ahmad, the Deputy Director, Special Media Projects/New Media, of the All Progressives Congress (APC)… Read more.
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Daniel Bwala, a lawyer and the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, has claimed that Festus… Read more.
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Claim I: “I never worked for the government before, I only guide the government. I was the governor of Lagos… Read more.
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CLAIM: The government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spokesperson of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Simon… 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
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