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By Adebayo Leshi Claim: A viral claim via WhatsApp suggested that the management of the Lagos State University declared October 24, 2022 as the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session, urging all academic activities to commence immediately. Conclusion: The management of the Lagos State University never made any declaration regarding the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session, let alone fix a October 24 as the new date for resumption.   Full Text A viral WhatsApp post, which first surfaced on Friday evening, October 21, 2022 claimed that the management of the Lagos State University declared October 24, 2022 as the resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session. The post titled, "LASU Resumption Date 2022" read, "LASU resumption date for the 2022/2023 academic session has been declared by the school's management to be 24th October, 2022. All academic activities are expected to resume immediately." Verification   ...

By Leshi Adebayo, Yormekpeh Israel CLAIM   A viral Twitter screenshot assumed to be the official Page (with username @LagosStateUni) of the Lagos State University (LASU) management bore information that the management will sanction and hand over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), students found to be liquid drug fondly called Elle. According to the contents of the screenshot, with watermark, 'LASU Memes 09076960103', it was stated that the students will be tested for drug intake before sitting for the forthcoming examinations. It ended with '#LasuSaysNoToDrugs'.  The analysis of the viral Twitter screenshot shows that the information is misleading. The most likely reason for circulating the information is to generate reactions and have fun considering the fact that the watermarks indicates that it is probably a meme which is supposed to lighten or make people laugh. Also, in a bid to confirm the authenticity of the information and the source...