Stories By Roundcheck
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Hoaxs
/ 4 weeks agoLinks Circulating 10,000 Subsidy Palliative From Oyo And Kwara State Is Malicious
Viral messages (with links) circulating on WhatsApp claim that Kwara State Governor AbdulRahma AbdulRazaq and his Oyo state counterpart, Seyi Makinde, have approved...
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Fact-Check News
/ 2 months agoREPORT: 6 African Countries Imposed Internet Restrictions In 2023
Surfshark conducted a half-year analysis of internet shutdowns based on the Internet Shutdown Tracker. The first half of 2023 saw twice...
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Security
/ 3 months agoIs The New Acting IGP A Former ‘Orderly’ To President Tinubu As Claimed?
A popular Twitter influencer, Rinu Oduala with the handle @SavvyRinu, alleged that the newly appointed acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun was previously...
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Fact-Check News
/ 4 months agoEDITORIAL: Fact-Checking in Democracy: A Shield Against Misinformation
In an era marked by the rapid spread of information, the prevalence of false news threatens to erode the very essence...
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Campus Check
/ 4 months agoNo, Nigeria’s Government Didn’t Say It Would pay FUOYE Students Fees Due To Fuel Subsidy Removal
The post reads:" BREAKING NEWS: FG TO PAY FUOYE STUDENTS FEES- As a result of rise in fuel, FG orders payment...
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Hoaxs
/ 4 months agoINCORRECT: MTN, AIRTEL Are Not Giving Free Data, Airtime To Celebrate Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record
A circulating post on Whatsapp groups has claimed that MTN and Airtel are giving free 10GB of data and N5,000 airtime...
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Hoaxs
/ 6 months agoHOAX: NPC No Longer Recruiting For 2023 Census. Recruitment Link Is Closed
The claim that the National Population Commission (NPC) is still recruiting ADHOC staff for the 2023 census is false.
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Business/Economy
/ 6 months agoCORRECT: Ondo State And Its LGAs Receive Sum Of N23.4 Billion As Federal Allocation In Nov, Dec 2022
The claim that the Ondo State Government and its local government received a sum of N23.4 billion as Federal allocation for...
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Close Check
/ 6 months agoCLOSE CHECK: Ondo State Public Procurement Website Is Inactive, Inaccessible For Citizens
ROUNDCHECK conducted a search on the Ondo State Bureau of Public Procurement (ODBPP) where we found that the web address/website was inactive and...
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Business/Economy
/ 7 months agoNMFB Did Not Open Portal for Household N100,000 Grant
The claim that Nirsal Microfinance Bank (NMFB) has opened a portal for the application of new Household Grant of N100,000 to...
