Fact Checks

 

No sufficient evidence that  unripe roasted plantain treats low sperm count and improves semen quality. 

By Medinah Ahmed  Claim: An X (twitter) user posted that eating unripe roasted plantain treats low sperm count and improves semen quality.  Verdict   Insufficient evidence! …
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Misleading! Cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, not prostate cancer cure

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An Instagram user posted that eating cucumber, onions, and tomatoes prevents and treats prostate cancer and diabetes. Verdict: While cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes are…
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Claim Tinubu passed new laws to prevent protests, others, false

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user posted that President Tinubu prescribed some years in prison and fines for refusing to sing the national anthem, for protests, and…
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False! New UK Prime Minister did not make corruption allegations about Nigeria

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An Instagram blog claimed that the New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer made allegations about corruption in Nigeria while delivering a speech at the…
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Fact-checking Speed Darlington’s claim washing vaginas with fingers healthy

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: Speed Darlington, a social media influencer and musician, claimed that inserting fingers to wash the vagina keeps it clean.  Verdict: False! The vagina is…
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No evidence Akpabio said Nigerian Senate ‘will approve plans’ for new presidential plane

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user claimed that the Nigerian Senate president Godswill Akpabio said they would approve plans to buy a new presidential plane despite hungry…
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Àhesọ pé ewé mọ̀ríńgà le wo àrùn ìtọ̀ ṣúgà, ẹ̀jẹ̀ ríru mú òtítọ́ díẹ̀ dání

By Táíwò Adéyẹmí. Àwòrán ewé mọ̀ríńgà. Orísun Àwòrán: HerZindagi. Àhèsọ: Wida’du Rosul Islamic Foundation pín fọ́nrán kan lójú òpó Facebook wípẹlú àhesọ pé ewé mọ̀ríńgà…
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Tweet about Nigerian senator earning N2.48m monthly as basic salary, partly true

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user claimed that a Nigerian senator earns N2.48m monthly as a basic salary, among other claims.  Verdict: Partly true! The Senate President…
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Òtítọ́ ni! Owó oṣù òṣìṣẹ́ tó kéré jùlọ ní Ghana, Benin Republic pọ̀ju ti Nàìjíríà lọ

By Táíwò Adéyẹmí Àwòrán Àmì Ẹgbẹ́ Òṣìṣẹ́ NLC àti TUC. Orísun Àwòrán: NLC. Àhẹ̀sọ: Ẹnìkan tó dá sí ẹ̀tò kan lórí rédíò sọ pé owó…
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False! Lagos State governor did not renovate Third Mainland Bridge

Babatunde Okunola Claim: Reno Omokri, a social media influencer and critic, claimed that the Lagos state governor renovated the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Verdict:…
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No evidence eating once daily is healthy

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user posted that eating once a day is healthy.  Verdict: Insufficient Evidence! There isn’t enough research to conclusively say it is healthy…
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Fọ́nrán àtijọ́ ni wọ́n fi ṣ’àpèjúwe ìfẹ̀hónúhàn lórí ètò ọrọ̀ ajé Nàìjíríà

 Àwòrán àwọn olùfẹ̀hónúhàn. Orísun Àwòrán: Leadership Newspaper. Àhẹ̀sọ: Aṣàmúlò X pín fọ́ran kan tó kéde ìfẹ̀hónúhàn sí Tinúbú lori ètò ọrọ̀ ajé Nàìjíríà. Ábájáde: Ìwádìí fihàn pé…
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False tweet claims eating plantain causes erectile dysfunction in men

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user posted that eating plantain causes erectile dysfunction in men if consumed frequently.   Verdict: False! There is no evidence eating plantains causes…
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Irọ́! Kò sí òògùn kan pàtó fún àìsàn olóde

By Táíwò Adéyẹmí Orísun Àwòrán: Dream Time. Àhẹ̀sọ: Aṣàmúlò TikTok kan wípé ọtí ìbílẹ̀ àti ẹfun le wo àìsàn olóde (measles). Ábájáde: Ìwádìí àti ọ̀rọ̀…
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Kòsí àrídájú pé èso jínjà, ewé efinrin le pa kòkòrò aìfojúrí lára

By Táíwò Adéyẹmí Àkàwé kòkòrò bakitéríà. Orísun Àwòrán: Family First ER. Àhẹ̀sọ: Fọ́nrán kan lójú òpó Facebook ṣàlàyé pé èso atale àti ewé efinrin le…
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False! Governor Sanwo-Olu did not announce civil servants’ minimum wage increment

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: An X user claimed that Governor Sanwo-Olu had increased the minimum wage from N35,000 to N70,000. Verdict: False! Findings show that the Lagos state…
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Ìròyìn aṣnilọ́nà gbòde kan lórí ètò oúnjẹ ọ̀fẹ́ fún àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ní’pìnlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun

Táíwò Adéyẹmí  Àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí wón jẹ óúnjẹ. Orísun Àwòrán: Osun State Government. Àlàyé Lẹ́kùńrẹ́rẹ́ Akápò ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú òní tèsíwájú APC nìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun, Fẹ́mi Kújẹbọ́lá…
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Ko sí ẹ̀rí tó dájú pé akọ aláǹgbá le wo ikó-ife

By Táíwò Adẹ́yemí Àwòrán ènìyàn tó ń w'úkọ́. Orísun Àwòrán: Dataphyte. Àhẹ̀sọ: Ẹnìkan tó dá sí ètò rédìò kan ṣọ pé jíjẹ akọ aláǹgbá le…
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Misleading video claimed APC’s LGA chairman was flogged for selling palliatives

Babatunde Okunlola Claim: A social media user posted a video claiming that the man in the video is an APC LG chairman being flogged for selling palliatives…
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Ǹjẹ́ Gómìnà Adélékè buwọ́lu bíliọnù lọ́nà Ọgbọ́n Náírà fún àwọn iṣẹ́ àkànṣe ní’lú  Ẹdẹ?

Àhẹ̀sọ: Ọmo ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú oní’tèsìwájú (APC) làti ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun, lórí ètò rédìò kan, wípé Gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun, Adémólá Adélèké buwọ́lu N30 bíliọnù fún iṣẹ́ àkànṣe…
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