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TheCable’s top 10 fact checks of 2022

    TheCable’s top 10 fact checks of 2022

Typical of the thick political clime preceding the 2023 elections, 2022 was swarmed with claims from politicians, propagandists, citizen journalists, and social media influencers. TheCable thoroughly tackled these issues through

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FACT CHECK: Are poor countries affected by climate change?

    FACT CHECK: Are poor countries affected by climate change?

A post shared on Twitter claimed that poor countries are not harmed by climate change. “No poor country has been harmed by climate change,” reads a Twitter post shared by

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FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC warns against unauthorised recruitment website

    FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC warns against unauthorised recruitment website

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the 2023 general election. In September, INEC unveiled a portal for the recruitment of ad

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FACT CHECK: No, Kwankwaso did not fall at presidential campaign rally

    FACT CHECK: No, Kwankwaso did not fall at presidential campaign rally

A handful of social media accounts have claimed that Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), fell down from a platform at his campaign rally. In

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INSIGHT: How true is the recurring claim that lemon peels cure cancer better than chemotherapy?

  INSIGHT: How true is the recurring claim that lemon peels cure cancer better than chemotherapy?

A recurring social media post on alternative medicine has claimed that lemon peels can eradicate toxic elements and miraculously kill

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FACT CHECK: Do fossil fuels have impact on climate change?

  FACT CHECK: Do fossil fuels have impact on climate change?

A Facebook post with multiple claims says burning fossil fuels have no significant effect on climate change; that water vapour,

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INSIGHT: How scammers use cloned Facebook pages of media houses to defraud Nigerians

  INSIGHT: How scammers use cloned Facebook pages of media houses to defraud Nigerians

A string of cloned Nigerian media pages on the internet leaves social media users needing clarification about where to get

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FACT CHECK: Yes, climate change poses great threat to humanity

  FACT CHECK: Yes, climate change poses great threat to humanity

A Twitter post has claimed that climate change is not a threat to humanity. Peter Imanuelsen, via his Twitter handle,

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FAKE NEWS ALERT: Police say video showing money bags in container is wasted papers from CBN

  FAKE NEWS ALERT: Police say video showing money bags in container is wasted papers from CBN

A circulating video on social media claims that old naira notes hidden by some politicians have been found at police

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FACT CHECK: John Kerry’s speech at COP27 focused on climate change, not wiping out middle class

  FACT CHECK: John Kerry’s speech at COP27 focused on climate change, not wiping out middle class

A social media post has claimed that John Kerry, former United States secretary of state and special presidential climate envoy,

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