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LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition March 1, 2023

Claim 7 CLAIM: A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states Atiku...

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A breaking news headline posted on Facebook by Page 36 News claims that the PDP’s Atiku...

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user claims President Muhammadu Buhari has approved former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to cancel...

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja Peter-Obi-1

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user, Sagacious Bello Lukman, claims that the Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi won...

False! INEC yet to announce winner of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: A Facebook user, Dan Yusufa, claims Tinubu is the 16th President of Nigeria after securing 25%...

False! No protest at INEC’s Abuja office INEC office Abj

False! No protest at INEC’s Abuja office

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: Social media users claimed that a protest was staged at the INEC office in Abuja on...

True, Kano elections results uploaded for Kaduna polling unit on IReV

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

CLAIM: Social media users claim that INEC uploaded election results from Kano for Kaduna Polling Unit on...

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa 2023 presidential election

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa

Lademi Aborisade February 28, 2023

Claim: A Facebook user claimed that INEC had suspended elections in Yenagoa, Esan north, Esan south, and...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation as collation continues – DAY 4

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 28, 2023

Claim 22 CLAIM: A Facebook user, Dan Yusufa, claims Tinubu is the 16th President of Nigeria after...

Viral Premium Times graphics manipulated PT dashboard

Viral Premium Times graphics manipulated

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user, Senior man (@her_genie), made a post with a pictorial chart of Premium Times’...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation 2023 presidential/NASS election – DAY 5 & 6

No, Atiku did not get 25% in all 24 states

President Muhammadu Buhari did not approve President Obasanjo’s request for election cancellation

Peter Obi won four area councils NOT six in Abuja

False! INEC yet to announce winner of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election

False! No protest at INEC’s Abuja office

True, Kano elections results uploaded for Kaduna polling unit on IReV

TRUE! INEC suspended elections in some parts of Bayelsa

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation as collation continues – DAY 4

Viral Premium Times graphics manipulated

Economy

False! Jagaban is not dead

False! Civil servants’ salaries have been delayed under Boakai’s administration

Misleading! Cost of cement bag has not increased to D750 in The Gambia

False! Boakia not booed during Independence Day celebration