Claim: Governor Alex Otti begins the dredging of Igbo Seaport in Aba, Abia state
Verdict: FALSE
The claim that the Abia state government has commenced dredging of a seaport in the state is false. DUBAWA’s findings show that the claimants manipulated and reshared old news reports as new.
Juliet Buna, broadcast journalist and fact-checker at the News Verifier Africa has been selected alongside 29 other journalists from West Africa, for the 2024 cohort of the prestigious 2024 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking Fellowship.
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