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Weekly Round-Up: Trending claims DUBAWA verified this week
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (456+ words) The continuous spread of misinformation across social media and other platforms underscores the critical need for verification, media literacy, and information literacy." This week, DUBAWA covered controversial issues from false political and health information to fabricated stories, both in Nigeria…...
PCOS to PMOS: All you need to know about the new name and why
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (758+ words) Picture to illustrate PCOS. Picture source: Open source government. For decades, millions of women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome said the name never fully reflected what they were experiencing. Now, after years of global debate among researchers and patient advocates,…...
False! Former President Koroma not dead
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (404+ words) Former President H. E Ernest Bai Koroma - Forum News Verdict: False! The claim is false because individuals connected to former President Koroma and the APC dismissed the report as fake. DUBAWA also found no official statement from the All People's Congress,…...
Claim Tanzania government raised marriage age to 30, false
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (640+ words) Image of Tanzania President. Source: AP News Claim: A viral post on Facebook and Instagram claimed the government of Tanzania has increased the minimum legal age for marriage to 30, citing economic challenges. Verdict: Misleading! There is no evidence supporting the…...
Old video recycled as recent police assault incident in Nigeria
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (564+ words) The Nigerian police. Image source: BBC Claim: A Facebook user shared a video suggesting it shows Nigerian police officers assaulting two men during a recent confrontation." Verdict: Misleading. The video is not recent. We traced the incident to 2022. Police brutality…...
From State House to Storm Centre: Njie, Jallow battle over power, loyalty and press freedom
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1170+ words) Image of Seedy S. K Njie: PC The Standard Newspaper The explosive fallout between Deputy Speaker Seedy S. K Njie and former GRTS journalist Omar P. Jallow has evolved into one of The Gambia's most politically charged controversies, exposing growing concerns over press…...
Image of South African women protesting deportation of Nigerian husbands, misleading
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (405+ words) Claim: Social media users shared an image of topless women protesting on the streets of South Africa, claiming they are protesting against the deportation of their Nigerian husbands. Verdict: Misleading! These images have been taken out of the original context....
Viral claim of Bai Koroma's death, fake
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (349+ words) Claim: A viral press release circulating on social media alleges that Sierra Leone's former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, passed away in Ghana on April 28, 2026. Verdict: False! According to the National Publicity Secretary of the All People's Congress Party, the viral…...
Viral post claiming Sierra Leone has electric public trains, misleading
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (392+ words) Claim: A viral post says Sierra Leone currently has an electric public transportation train system operating in the country. Verdict: False. Findings by DUBAWA show that the image circulating online was AI-generated and does not represent a real transport system…...
Sahara Reporters used old video to represent recent terrorist attack in Yobe
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (805+ words) Terrorists walking through an unknown bushy path. Source: TVC News Claim: Some social media users, including Sahara Reporters, shared a video claiming it shows terrorists recently attacking two military bases in Yobe State and killing many soldiers." Verdict: "MISLEADING. While…...