{"id":12612,"date":"2022-11-28T08:59:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T07:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2022-11-28T09:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T08:54:48","slug":"five-false-statements-made-at-the-daria-media-presidential-townhall%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/five-false-statements-made-at-the-daria-media-presidential-townhall%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Five False Statements Made At The Daria Media Presidential Townhall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today\u2019s news stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-nigerians-engage-kwankwaso-running-mate-ahead-of-presidential-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Kwankwaso said he never borrowed money when he was governor of Kano state. However, multiple media reports confirm that he borrowed N4.1 billion from pensioners\u2019 funds to build Bandirawo and Amana Housing Estates. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-nigerians-engage-kwankwaso-running-mate-ahead-of-presidential-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/su6Hx59rfW8EgVuCK-EGD4E2_0IaofgtIdxst1raFcpRtcrENS4F-kv-YfGmEF2g36LigwHmYRf1210w02xvVTCfaDqg9-xeoxXfgTU2RYw0DuB-5Yojzpj6uOV3oL8yHIRAUj9tXSEWIzcH4BUC8RFgOuMJHp6bQ59GN4byu7Yl9nLp86h7FLbLhFbp1Q\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-peter-obi-running-mate-appear-at-presidential-town-hall-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Obi claimed that Israel\u2019s export last year (2021) is $59.8 billion. This is Not True! According to Israel\u2019s Ministry of Economy and Industry, the country accrued $143 billion in exports. The World Bank also estimates that Israel made $143.05 billion on exports of goods and services. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-peter-obi-running-mate-appear-at-presidential-town-hall-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/0wCsdAoxKkyxLoYVGfP0wUsRjWStofjM_8nCqzaKzwL7AiiMD9b8fR20JYDxR9eKbqNlAi33qsYvyCYrSZ8ArUL7as6KvK9_KPv3xMi6FpV491vZYBLNP4hKJmwk857PRvJ0qxz6nv_rmgca_njoFaH1WV3a23XlRdPPszTeB0pDUcRRdtN1FQEWvi_HEg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-daria-media-presidential-town-hall-features-aac-candidate-sowore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Omoyele &#8211; referring to the Olusegun Obasanjo administration &#8211; said that the previous government spent 16 billion dollars [on the power sector]. False! A 2017 report on corruption in the power sector by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) records that Obasanjo\u2019s administration spent $10 billion. Continue reading<a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-daria-media-presidential-town-hall-features-aac-candidate-sowore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/8VPWcw6KzPFHEwXip_Dq3JNKzr0bLRV0p0OL2UPacOjOTW7Bg3ki35iuzjz9mpLuuslWznAhNyHu8ObPOFhkuykDjAKIgmJlWV6Ls_Eu_XT-p75oV4b8YQt4c9U3I-z9ytIznTkqohPiwoCSk4dcxHGfRuXaiyTjbs3XW03pk0-rqock-kzu_BynoTdXUA\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-daria-media-presidential-town-hall-commences-with-sdp-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adewole Adebayo, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince Adewole said, \u201c80% of Nigeria\u2019s crude oil is being stolen\u201d. Official figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) show Nigeria lost more than 115,000 barrels per day to oil theft and vandalism between January 2021 and February 2022. That is less than 10% of the country\u2019s regular daily production of about 1.5 million barrels daily. Learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-daria-media-presidential-town-hall-commences-with-sdp-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/phs3UuSvv7lV9ABTAJITrPrBFo2Clp7VpcD97gjUxjMvs4jI6vwVnhV_z-v8HfX5ALFAC17Bvz0Ng_xib7QrrgZqmLA7GB0ga2JIJvp9V-BmYIbXjh2rBI8PSbySo4bB_hJ6gnY81Okye3wY7D7ZKlbuTOVTI2wp5a9Z8FhFt-QhIxvyzxTu7TM8oqp2kw\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-kadaria-hosts-prp-candidate-abiola-kolawole-running-mate-in-town-hall-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kola Abiola, candidate of the People\u2019s Redemption Party<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kola Abiola said Nigeria has \u201can informal sector that is 60% of our economy.\u201d However, the most recent GDP report by the National Bureau of Statistics puts the share of the informal sector at 41.43%. In 2017, the IMF estimated that the informal sector contributed 65% of Nigeria\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/vKnfJ-4qFoDHpa3okfkiBQ_rLuL4PDFtjkRJE7RwCo7rLWSLoAvz7JOdv8CHXxpO0d4gFvjXZpd4UV-gWLMMbJ2gPiaQycKbhIudbrNEYHVhCdfoOW1nATZMBCAW9FrYyhx5zMpr61cAf1Zp-NsVzxsTM-eppU13jTR5C2rCQQsLh5b3ITXwgUs3G9M_9w\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/CvbNnOPm5RN8namTzl8JwAL5NlAac8H6j0o2IP3BPrUoOzP70nUasM_25C1aUQHhas0Q37MVEwx1t0PSIbTdqCC9muf9FjQwbfCeKRucPrC8eucd03Z9i3l8TXGpthbu9i5Bkd4ibt4miWadLXMt9JsLoYl8C5yTb4KlGc-zIgj1F8jUGtSI9ztWoZvJDA\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today\u2019s news stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[440],"tags":[3706,1183,3603,3710,935,3707],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[873],"class_list":["post-12612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters-updates","tag-daria-media","tag-dubawa-newsletter","tag-false-narratives","tag-false-statistics","tag-newsletter","tag-presidential-townhall"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-3hq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":873,"user_id":10,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dubawa","display_name":"Dubawa","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f70a877f6d81734de0ca299eabb33d20687f41f5a4cb83ae8d754fc9412ee293?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Strengthening Investigative Journalism for the fight against corruption in Nigeria."}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dubawa-Newsletter-Banner-01-1.png?fit=5000%2C2917&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12612"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12616,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12612\/revisions\/12616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12612"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=12612"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}