{"id":13872,"date":"2023-03-01T17:59:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=13872"},"modified":"2023-03-02T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:07:46","slug":"live-fact-check-nigerian-fact-checkers-monitor-mis-disinformation-2023-presidential-nass-election-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/live-fact-check-nigerian-fact-checkers-monitor-mis-disinformation-2023-presidential-nass-election-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE FACT-CHECK: Nigerian fact-checkers monitor mis\/disinformation 2023 presidential\/NASS election \u2013 DAY 5 & 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING: <\/strong>A keyword Google search on the internet does not lead to any credible platform that reported the arrest. The NFC also contacted the Chief Spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, who debunked it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>INCORRECT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>LP spokesperson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 6<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>Social media users are circulating a video<\/a> with the narrative that soldiers are patrolling areas in Lagos state where supporters of the Labour Party would likely hold protests due to the announcement of Tinubu as the President-elect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING: <\/strong>When reached out to, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the news. He said the exercise supports the Nigeria Police Force in ensuring a safe and conducive atmosphere for the peaceful conduct of the 2023 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>CORRECT <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>Nigerian Army Spokesperson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE: <\/strong>02\/03\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>Social media users are circulating a video<\/a> with the narrative that soldiers are patrolling areas in Lagos state where supporters of the Labour Party would likely hold protests due to the announcement of Tinubu as the President-elect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING: <\/strong>When reached out to, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the news. He said the exercise supports the Nigeria Police Force in ensuring a safe and conducive atmosphere for the peaceful conduct of the 2023 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>CORRECT <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>Nigerian Army Spokesperson <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE: <\/strong>02\/03\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>A viral video shared<\/a> by Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) shows the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, saying he is a governor rather than Nigeria\u2019s president-elect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING:<\/strong> A look at the full video<\/a> of his acceptance speech by TVC News shows that the video was shortened to pass that narrative. What Mr Tinubu said at about 20 minutes 11 seconds into the video was, \u201cwithout your dedication, I will not stand here as your governor and president-elect. You made it possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>MISLEADING<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>TVC News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE: <\/strong>02\/03\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>A <\/strong>screenshot of a purported AP headline shows the president of the USA, Joe Biden, calling for the cancellation of Nigeria\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING<\/strong>: A visit<\/strong><\/a> to the AP News website and the president’s official social media handles showed that Mr Biden had not made any utterance regarding the outcome of Nigeria\u2019s 2023 election. A keyword search on Google showed that the last time the US president spoke about Nigeria’s election was on February 23, when he called<\/strong><\/a> for a peaceful and transparent election in Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>INCORRECT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>Associated Press, Reuters News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE: <\/strong>01-03-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>An Igbotimes magazine<\/a> report claims the only son of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been shot dead in California over his father\u2019s alleged interference in the just-concluded presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING: <\/strong>Wike\u2019s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri, debunked the claim. Also, a keyword search on Google shows that no such incident has been reported by any credible media platform. The NFC identified this website as a platform that shares misinformation and disinformation in the lead-up to the election. <\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>INCORRECT <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>Google and Wike\u2019s spokesperson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE:<\/strong> 01\/03\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claim 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CLAIM: <\/strong>A Twitter user, @CHRIZINE2, shared<\/a> a video showing the presidential candidate of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, with a claim that he is crying because of his loss at the just-concluded Nigeria\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINDING: <\/strong>A keyword search on Google led to the origina<\/a>l video, which was uploaded by Channels TV on its YouTube c<\/a>hannel on September 1, 2018, that\u2019s over four years ago. The original footage shows when Mr Abubakar wept after receiving his party’s nomination form (PDP) to contest the 2019 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VERDICT: <\/strong>MISLEADING <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOURCE: <\/strong>Channels TV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATE: <\/strong>01\/03\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This live-check was jointly researched and written by members of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers\u2019 Coalition (NFC): Nurudeen Akewushola, Faith Abeka, Fatimah Quadri (FactCheckHub); Rosemary Ajayi (Digital Africa Research Lab); Daniel Adaji (The Insight); Elizabeth Ogunbamowo, Lois Ugbede, Cole Praise, Silas Jonathan, Lateef Sanni (DUBAWA); Catherine Adeniyi, Motunrayo Joel, Allwell Okpi, Seyi Awojuyigbe, Fatimah Abubakar, Abisola Olasupo (Africa Check); Rejoice Ewodage, Hannah Ajakaiye (FactsMatterNG), Shehu Olayinka and Bamas Victoria (ICIR).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

It was edited and approved for publication by Kemi Busari, Caroline Anipah, Simbiat Bakare (DUBAWA), David Ajikobi (Africa Check), Ajibola Amzat, and Opeyemi Kehinde (FactCheckHub).<\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim 7 CLAIM: A claim is shared on WhatsApp that the DSS has arrested the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. FINDING: A keyword Google search on the internet does not lead to any credible platform that reported the arrest. The NFC also contacted the Chief Spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, who debunked it. VERDICT: INCORRECT SOURCE: LP spokesperson Claim 6 CLAIM: Social media users are circulating a video with the narrative that soldiers are patrolling areas in Lagos state where supporters of the Labour Party would likely hold protests due to the announcement of Tinubu as the President-elect. FINDING: When reached out to, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the news. He said the exercise supports the Nigeria Police Force in ensuring a safe and conducive atmosphere for the peaceful conduct of the 2023 polls. VERDICT: CORRECT  SOURCE: Nigerian Army Spokesperson\u00a0 DATE: 02\/03\/2023 Claim 5 CLAIM: Social media users are circulating a video with the narrative that soldiers are patrolling areas in Lagos state where supporters of the Labour Party would likely hold protests due to the announcement of Tinubu as the President-elect. FINDING: When reached out to, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the news. He said the exercise supports the Nigeria Police Force in ensuring a safe and conducive atmosphere for the peaceful conduct of the 2023 polls. VERDICT: CORRECT  SOURCE: Nigerian Army Spokesperson  DATE: 02\/03\/2023 Claim 4 CLAIM: A viral video shared by Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) shows the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, saying he is a governor rather than Nigeria\u2019s president-elect. FINDING: A look at the full video of his acceptance speech by TVC News shows that the video was shortened to pass that narrative. What Mr Tinubu said at about 20 minutes 11 seconds into the video was, \u201cwithout your dedication, I will not stand here as your governor and president-elect. You made it possible.\u201d\u00a0 VERDICT: MISLEADING SOURCE: TVC News DATE: 02\/03\/2023 Claim 3 CLAIM: A screenshot of a purported AP headline shows the president of the USA, Joe Biden, calling for the cancellation of Nigeria\u2019s presidential election. FINDING: A visit to the AP News website and the president’s official social media handles showed that Mr Biden had not made any utterance regarding the outcome of Nigeria\u2019s 2023 election. A keyword search on Google showed that the last time the US president spoke about Nigeria’s election was on February 23, when he called for a peaceful and transparent election in Nigeria.  VERDICT: INCORRECT.  SOURCE: Associated Press, Reuters News. DATE: 01-03-2023 Claim 2 CLAIM: An Igbotimes magazine report claims the only son of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been shot dead in California over his father\u2019s alleged interference in the just-concluded presidential election. FINDING: Wike\u2019s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri, debunked the claim. Also, a keyword search on Google shows that no such incident has been reported by any credible media platform. The NFC identified this website as a platform that shares misinformation and disinformation in the lead-up to the election.  VERDICT: INCORRECT  SOURCE: Google and Wike\u2019s spokesperson DATE: 01\/03\/2023 Claim 1 CLAIM: A Twitter user, @CHRIZINE2, shared a video showing the presidential candidate of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, with a claim that he is crying because of his loss at the just-concluded Nigeria\u2019s presidential election. FINDING: A keyword search on Google led to the original video, which was uploaded by Channels TV on its YouTube channel on September 1, 2018, that\u2019s over four years ago. The original footage shows when Mr Abubakar wept after receiving his party’s nomination form (PDP) to contest the 2019 presidential election. VERDICT: MISLEADING  SOURCE: Channels TV DATE: 01\/03\/2023 This live-check was jointly researched and written by members of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers\u2019 Coalition (NFC): Nurudeen Akewushola, Faith Abeka, Fatimah Quadri (FactCheckHub); Rosemary Ajayi (Digital Africa Research Lab); Daniel Adaji (The Insight); Elizabeth Ogunbamowo, Lois Ugbede, Cole Praise, Silas Jonathan, Lateef Sanni (DUBAWA); Catherine Adeniyi, Motunrayo Joel, Allwell Okpi, Seyi Awojuyigbe, Fatimah Abubakar, Abisola Olasupo (Africa Check); Rejoice Ewodage, Hannah Ajakaiye (FactsMatterNG), Shehu Olayinka and Bamas Victoria (ICIR). It was edited and approved for publication by Kemi Busari, Caroline Anipah, Simbiat Bakare (DUBAWA), David Ajikobi (Africa Check), Ajibola Amzat, and Opeyemi Kehinde (FactCheckHub).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13875,"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":[5,1571,3797,123],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3744],"class_list":["post-13872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elections","category-fact-check","category-live-updates","category-mainstream"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-3BK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3744,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"nigerian-fact-checkers-coalition","display_name":"Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/elections.webp?fit=1200%2C684&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13872","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13872"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13886,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13872\/revisions\/13886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13872"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=13872"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=13872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}