{"id":10647,"date":"2022-02-21T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:54:56","slug":"obama-did-not-unveil-rochas-okorochas-2023-presidential-campaign-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/obama-did-not-unveil-rochas-okorochas-2023-presidential-campaign-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama did not unveil Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign banner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A user on WhatsApp claims that Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, unveiled a banner of Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to mark his support.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The claim that Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, unveiled a banner of Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to show his support is false. The alleged video was doctored from an actual video of Obama unveiling a portrait of himself at the Smithsonian Institute back in 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A video making rounds on WhatsApp has a claim that former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has unveiled a banner of Nigerian politician Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to show his support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 30 seconds video clip depicts Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, seated in what appears to be a public gathering. Soon after, the former president was welcomed on stage to unveil an alleged portrait of Rochas Okorocha’s 2023 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rochas Okorocha is a senator representing Imo West Senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate. He is also the former governor of Imo State, who has several times contested for the presidency.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A portion of the acclaimed video depicting Obama unveiling the banner of support for Rochas 2023 presidential aspiration\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although the source of the video could not be traced, Rochas Okorocha\u2019s campaign website <\/a>is boldly inscribed on the acclaimed portrait.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rochas official campaign website containing same picture as of the acclaimed banner<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between politicians shares no bounds. However, this particular banner unveiled by Obama in support for Rochas was questioned by multiple users on WhatsApp. \u201cThis video is edited abeg. Obama does not even know who Rochas is,\u201d one user wrote in a WhatsApp group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar questions in different forms ensued, but in summary, they all seem to seek one answer.  Did Obama really unveil a banner of Rochas to show his support for him? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA uncovered that the alleged video was doctored to fit into the acclaimed narrative. While it was true that Obama was at an event and unveiled a portrait,  analysis of video on InVid video verifier showed it was not the campaign banner of Rochas Okorocha but a portrait of Obama that was  presented  to him in 2018 at the Smithsonian Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actual unveiling event was covered and shared <\/a>on the Smithsonian Institute YouTube page with the detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Smithsonian\u2019s National Portrait Gallery unveils its commissioned portraits of former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively. Remarks by President Obama and Mrs. Obama, Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet and artists Wiley and Sherald.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The actual video that was doctored to fit Rochas campaign banner into the portrait<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The alleged video of Obama showing support for Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential aspiration is fake. The clip was doctored, and it is not in any way related to Rochas or his political aspirations.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A user on WhatsApp claims that Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, unveiled a banner of Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to mark his support.\u00a0 The claim that Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, unveiled a banner of Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to show his support is false. The alleged video was doctored from an actual video of Obama unveiling a portrait of himself at the Smithsonian Institute back in 2018.\u00a0 Full Text\u00a0 A video making rounds on WhatsApp has a claim that former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has unveiled a banner of Nigerian politician Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential campaign to show his support.  The 30 seconds video clip depicts Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, seated in what appears to be a public gathering. Soon after, the former president was welcomed on stage to unveil an alleged portrait of Rochas Okorocha’s 2023 presidential campaign. Rochas Okorocha is a senator representing Imo West Senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate. He is also the former governor of Imo State, who has several times contested for the presidency.   Although the source of the video could not be traced, Rochas Okorocha\u2019s campaign website is boldly inscribed on the acclaimed portrait.\u00a0 The relationship between politicians shares no bounds. However, this particular banner unveiled by Obama in support for Rochas was questioned by multiple users on WhatsApp. \u201cThis video is edited abeg. Obama does not even know who Rochas is,\u201d one user wrote in a WhatsApp group. Similar questions in different forms ensued, but in summary, they all seem to seek one answer.  Did Obama really unveil a banner of Rochas to show his support for him?  Verification DUBAWA uncovered that the alleged video was doctored to fit into the acclaimed narrative. While it was true that Obama was at an event and unveiled a portrait,  analysis of video on InVid video verifier showed it was not the campaign banner of Rochas Okorocha but a portrait of Obama that was  presented  to him in 2018 at the Smithsonian Institute.  The actual unveiling event was covered and shared on the Smithsonian Institute YouTube page with the detail: \u201cThe Smithsonian\u2019s National Portrait Gallery unveils its commissioned portraits of former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively. Remarks by President Obama and Mrs. Obama, Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet and artists Wiley and Sherald.\u201d Conclusion  The alleged video of Obama showing support for Rochas Okorocha\u2019s 2023 presidential aspiration is fake. 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