{"id":12691,"date":"2022-12-07T17:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=12691"},"modified":"2022-12-30T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T10:43:31","slug":"image-showing-tinubu-with-us-president-doctored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/image-showing-tinubu-with-us-president-doctored\/","title":{"rendered":"Image showing Tinubu with US president doctored"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim<\/strong>: An image shows the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met the US president, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict<\/strong>: FALSE. The presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, did not meet with US president Joe Biden in the White House in late November 2022. The image being shared with this narrative is doctored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An image<\/a> of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for Nigeria\u2019s governing All Progressives Congress<\/a> (APC), sitting with US president Joe Biden has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tweet with the image<\/a> claims it was a picture of Tinubu meeting Biden on November 29, 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHappening now: @officialABAT on a courtesy visit to US President Joe Biden as part of his US on international engagements. Obidiots say Tinubu cannot visit the US based on his indictment. He is there right now, live with the US President. Let your Obi visit too. Mumu pipo,\u201d the tweet reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObidiots\u201d is an insulting name given to supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s presidential candidate. \u201cMumu pipo\u201d is pidgin for \u201cstupid people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria is set to hold general elections, including for the president, in early 2023. Tinubu and Obi are among the leading candidates for the top job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image has also appeared on Facebook here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinubu\u2019s candidacy has stirred many controversies, including his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the US back in 1993, but his campaign has denied<\/a> this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But did Tinubu meet Biden in the White House?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In verifying the viral image, we saw some telltale signs that it had been doctored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are significant variations in picture quality, with the part around Tinubu and the man sitting next to him looking blurry. Objects behind Tinubu have their edges rough and overlapping in an unnatural way.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a red flag because photos of visits to the White House, the official residence of US presidents in Washington DC, are always of good quality. Professional photographers are used for all official engagements.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A reverse image search led to several media reports that indicated the original photo came from July 26 2021, a meeting between Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and Biden in the president\u2019s White House oval office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinubu\u2019s campaign debunks the claim<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The APC\u2019s presidential campaign council has debunked the claim that Tinubu met with Biden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the council\u2019s director of media and publicity, blamed opposition parties for the misinformation. At the time the image was supposedly snapped, he said, Tinubu was in Abuja, Nigeria\u2019s capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA viral photograph showing Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and United State President, Joe Biden, in talks at the White House is the latest in the series of misinformation being dished out by the political opposition,\u201d the statement reads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot just fathom the purpose of the mischief and the falsehood which emanated from the rabid followers of Peter Obi. The apparently photo-shopped image surfaced Tuesday night, on the heels of news that Asiwaju Tinubu will embark on a foreign trip this weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Findings show that the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, did not meet with US president Joe Biden in the White House in late November 2022. The image being shared with this narrative is doctored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This report was written by Africa Check and republished by DUBAWA as part of the Nigerian Fact-checkers\u2019 Coalition initiative. See the original piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: An image shows the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met the US president, Joe Biden. Verdict: FALSE. The presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, did not meet with US president Joe Biden in the White House in late November 2022. The image being shared with this narrative is doctored. Full Text An image of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for Nigeria\u2019s governing All Progressives Congress (APC), sitting with US president Joe Biden has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook.  A tweet with the image claims it was a picture of Tinubu meeting Biden on November 29, 2022.  \u201cHappening now: @officialABAT on a courtesy visit to US President Joe Biden as part of his US on international engagements. Obidiots say Tinubu cannot visit the US based on his indictment. He is there right now, live with the US President. Let your Obi visit too. Mumu pipo,\u201d the tweet reads.  \u201cObidiots\u201d is an insulting name given to supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s presidential candidate. \u201cMumu pipo\u201d is pidgin for \u201cstupid people.\u201d Nigeria is set to hold general elections, including for the president, in early 2023. Tinubu and Obi are among the leading candidates for the top job. The image has also appeared on Facebook here, here, here, here, and here. Tinubu\u2019s candidacy has stirred many controversies, including his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the US back in 1993, but his campaign has denied this. But did Tinubu meet Biden in the White House? Verification  In verifying the viral image, we saw some telltale signs that it had been doctored. There are significant variations in picture quality, with the part around Tinubu and the man sitting next to him looking blurry. Objects behind Tinubu have their edges rough and overlapping in an unnatural way.    This is a red flag because photos of visits to the White House, the official residence of US presidents in Washington DC, are always of good quality. Professional photographers are used for all official engagements.    A reverse image search led to several media reports that indicated the original photo came from July 26 2021, a meeting between Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and Biden in the president\u2019s White House oval office.  Tinubu\u2019s campaign debunks the claim The APC\u2019s presidential campaign council has debunked the claim that Tinubu met with Biden.  A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the council\u2019s director of media and publicity, blamed opposition parties for the misinformation. At the time the image was supposedly snapped, he said, Tinubu was in Abuja, Nigeria\u2019s capital.  \u201cA viral photograph showing Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and United State President, Joe Biden, in talks at the White House is the latest in the series of misinformation being dished out by the political opposition,\u201d the statement reads.  \u201cWe cannot just fathom the purpose of the mischief and the falsehood which emanated from the rabid followers of Peter Obi. The apparently photo-shopped image surfaced Tuesday night, on the heels of news that Asiwaju Tinubu will embark on a foreign trip this weekend.\u201d  Conclusion  Findings show that the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, did not meet with US president Joe Biden in the White House in late November 2022. The image being shared with this narrative is doctored. This report was written by Africa Check and republished by DUBAWA as part of the Nigerian Fact-checkers\u2019 Coalition initiative. 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