Fact Check
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Viral claims linking Tyla’s Grammy win to sexual favours are false
Summary An X user (formerly Twitter) recently shared a video clip of Tyla Laura Seethal, a South-African songwriter and singer, in an interview, falsely captioned that Wizkid had called to beg her to do anything…
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Nigerian law does not require male approval for women to adopt children
Claim On February 15, 2021, Pamela Adie made a tweet on X (formerly called Twitter). She said that she just learned that in Nigeria, a woman cannot adopt a child without the approval or “guarantee”…
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Addressing misconceptions of feminism: A response to Maraji
There have been growing misconceptions about feminism, especially on social media, where misunderstandings often spread faster than facts. This conversation resurfaced recently, on December 6, 2025. Nigerian content creator Maraji shared a video on TikTok…
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5 False Feminist Narratives We Fact-checked This Year
You can’t be a feminist and be broke On October 16, 2025, media personality Adeife Adeoye released a video claiming, “You can’t be a feminist and be broke,” arguing that feminism is about having options,…
