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Old burning shop footage recirculated to claim election violence in Imo

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Old burning shop footage recirculated to claim election violence in Imo

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

CLAIM: A Facebook page, Idan News Blog, on Nov. 11 2023, shared a video showing burning shops...

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True! Police arrested Olayinka Braimoh, governorship candidate of Action Alliance

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True! Police arrested Olayinka Braimoh, governorship candidate of Action Alliance

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

CLAIM: A Facebook blog, Kogi Global Media, has claimed that the police arrested Olayinka Braimoh, the governorship...

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False! Police officers arrested in Ankpa LGA not impostors

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False! Police officers arrested in Ankpa LGA not impostors

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CLAIM: PDP candidate Dino Melaye posted a video alleging that fake police officers were caught in the...

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False! Dino Melaye mobilised party agents for governorship election

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False! Dino Melaye mobilised party agents for governorship election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

CLAIM: An X (formerly Twitter) user @Uyscutti claimed the PDP governorship candidate in Kogi, Dino Melaye, did...

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False! Governor Hope Uzodinmma did not lose election in his polling unit

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False! Governor Hope Uzodinmma did not lose election in his polling unit

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

LAIM: A Facebook user, Nuru Shehu, claims that Governor Hope Uzodinmma has lost his polling unit to...

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Facebook user makes false claim about election malpractice in Imo

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Facebook user makes false claim about election malpractice in Imo

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

CLAIM: A video was posted on Facebook by user @kelvin Lewis TV, who claimed that election materials/ballot...

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Goodluck Jonathan incorrect about off-cycle elections’ data

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Goodluck Jonathan incorrect about off-cycle elections’ data

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 12, 2023 0

CLAIM: After casting his vote in Bayelsa on Saturday, Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan claimed that seven...

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Old photo used to claim electoral violence in Bayelsa

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Old photo used to claim electoral violence in Bayelsa

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 11, 2023 0

CLAIM: Using an image to corroborate his claim, an X user, @DEMAN004, tweeted that armed thugs recently...

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True! Low voter turnout in Imo

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True! Low voter turnout in Imo

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition November 11, 2023 0

CLAIM: A video shared by Facebook user @ONYII NWA IMO claimed that Imo voters have resorted to...

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No alliance between LP and PDP to adopt Melaye as Kogi’s governorship candidate 

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No alliance between LP and PDP to adopt Melaye as Kogi’s governorship candidate 

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CLAIM: PDP gubernatorial candidate Senator Dino Melaye tweeted a press statement that the LP and PDP have...

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