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No; Election results for all states yet to be announced BBC

No; Election results for all states yet to be announced

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant on Digital Communications to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, on his Twitter handle,...

Atiku won in Osun but not in all LGAs #FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Did Atiku participate in protest?

Atiku won in Osun but not in all LGAs

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: The headline of a news report on ejesgist.ng claims that the presidential candidate of the Peoples...

Contrary to Twitter user report, APC not LP won in Agege APC-LP

Contrary to Twitter user report, APC not LP won in Agege

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user @drpenking tweeted an image that showed the Labour Party got 29,568 votes in...

False! MC Oluomo not dead, as reported MC-Oluomo

False! MC Oluomo not dead, as reported

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

CLAIM: Peoples Gazette headline reads that soldiers shoot ‘Oluomo’ dead at collation centre. FINDING: From the comment...

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation as collation continues – DAY 3

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 27, 2023

Claim 12 CLAIM: A Twitter user, Senior man (@her_genie), made a post with a pictorial chart of...

False; Ekiti state result was not uploaded before election day INEC box

False; Ekiti state result was not uploaded before election day

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user DrUmaru_AJ (@Princeujay), alleged Ekiti election results were uploaded as far back as February...

FALSE! INEC did not erase election results on its portal INEC website

FALSE! INEC did not erase election results on its portal

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: Viral video shared by Blessing Okagbare (@mountain214) claims INEC erased election results at 7am today from...

FALSE! Obasanjo did not storm INEC collation centre in Abuja Did Obasanjo claim Igbos control Lagos through ownership and investment?

FALSE! Obasanjo did not storm INEC collation centre in Abuja

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: Viral WhatsApp message and Igbo Times Magazine on Facebook claim former President Olusegun Obasanjo stormed INEC’s...

TRUE! Election did not take place in Awo-Omamma, but result was uploaded Result uploaded

TRUE! Election did not take place in Awo-Omamma, but result was uploaded

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user @ChigozielAlex claimed that the election did not hold in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local...

Viral polling result by Twitter user Quinn, false

Viral polling result by Twitter user Quinn, false

Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition February 26, 2023

CLAIM: A Twitter user, Quinn (@Quinn_Tweets), shared an image showing the Labour Party is leading the polls...

No; Election results for all states yet to be announced

Atiku won in Osun but not in all LGAs

Contrary to Twitter user report, APC not LP won in Agege

False! MC Oluomo not dead, as reported

LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis/disinformation as collation continues – DAY 3

False; Ekiti state result was not uploaded before election day

FALSE! INEC did not erase election results on its portal

FALSE! Obasanjo did not storm INEC collation centre in Abuja

TRUE! Election did not take place in Awo-Omamma, but result was uploaded

Viral polling result by Twitter user Quinn, false

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Claim coconut water can treat fever in children, misleading

Viral video of “persecuted Christians” in Nigeria, misleading

FALSE! Ivory Coast’s president did not comment on Nigeria’s security

Viral ‘missile-like’ light seen in Sokoto, Kebbi, likely meteor activity