{"id":15879,"date":"2023-09-12T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=15879"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:23:29","slug":"photo-depicting-hushpuppis-return-from-jail-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/photo-depicting-hushpuppis-return-from-jail-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo depicting Hushpuppi’s return from jail, old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: Hushpuppi has been released<\/a> from prison.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: The claim is false. Hushpuppi is still serving his jail term at a US correctional facility. The picture used to depict his return is old.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In November 2022, the United States District Court sentenced<\/a> Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to 135 months in the US Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix, New Jersey facility. This was after he pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar fraud charge, which he jointly executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before his arrest<\/a> in 2020, he was a famous Nigerian Instagram celebrity known for flaunting his crime-funded luxurious lifestyle on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, a Facebook user identified as \u201cDrixan<\/a>\u201d announced<\/a> on his profile that \u201cHushpuppi is back from the prison,\u201d looking skinny. To make his narrative believable, he attached a picture of Huspuppi alighting from a jet in the company of an unidentified man. He was dressed in Gucci<\/a> attire, holding bags from the same brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examining the comment section, DUBAWA found that this claim has received more applause than doubt from other Facebook users. For example, BriteStar Raphillrecords<\/a>, admiring the picture attached to the post, also wanted the same experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cSee the way people dey come back from prison like people wey dey go world tour, abeg make una come carry me go that kind prison jare.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another user, Fortuner Timi Sunny<\/a>, rather disgusted by Hushpuppi’s alleged return, said,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA prison is now a place where fraudsters get awards. I’m just imagining.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from Facebook, DUBAWA has also found similar rumours on TikTok<\/a> and X<\/a> (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the substantial Facebook engagement, where this post<\/a> has received 11,000 likes and 170 shares, and considering the few scepticism expressed, DUBAWA conducted this fact-check for accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Being a famous international fraudster, the arrest and eventual jail sentence of Hushpuppi, spanning from 2020 to 2022, was monitored and reported by both National<\/a> and International<\/a> newspapers. Hence, the news would be viral online if he were \u201csuddenly\u201d released from jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently, DUBAWA made keyword searches on Google but found no report that announced his release. Moreover, his sentence, which would last for 135 months (over 11 years), only began in November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Hushpuppi’s verified Instagram account<\/a> has been deactivated, we decided to conduct a reverse image search on the picture attached to the claim. Results<\/a> showed that it has been on the internet since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hushpuppi started his 11-year and three-month jail sentence in 2022, and there is no credible news of a sudden release from the United States federal prison. Additionally, his old picture was used to aid the false narrative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: Hushpuppi has been released from prison. Verdict: The claim is false. Hushpuppi is still serving his jail term at a US correctional facility. The picture used to depict his return is old. Full Text In November 2022, the United States District Court sentenced Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to 135 months in the US Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix, New Jersey facility. This was after he pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar fraud charge, which he jointly executed. Before his arrest in 2020, he was a famous Nigerian Instagram celebrity known for flaunting his crime-funded luxurious lifestyle on social media. Recently, a Facebook user identified as \u201cDrixan\u201d announced on his profile that \u201cHushpuppi is back from the prison,\u201d looking skinny. To make his narrative believable, he attached a picture of Huspuppi alighting from a jet in the company of an unidentified man. He was dressed in Gucci attire, holding bags from the same brand. Examining the comment section, DUBAWA found that this claim has received more applause than doubt from other Facebook users. For example, BriteStar Raphillrecords, admiring the picture attached to the post, also wanted the same experience. He said, \u201cSee the way people dey come back from prison like people wey dey go world tour, abeg make una come carry me go that kind prison jare.\u201d Another user, Fortuner Timi Sunny, rather disgusted by Hushpuppi’s alleged return, said,\u00a0 \u201cA prison is now a place where fraudsters get awards. I’m just imagining.\u201d Aside from Facebook, DUBAWA has also found similar rumours on TikTok and X (formerly Twitter). In light of the substantial Facebook engagement, where this post has received 11,000 likes and 170 shares, and considering the few scepticism expressed, DUBAWA conducted this fact-check for accuracy. Verification Being a famous international fraudster, the arrest and eventual jail sentence of Hushpuppi, spanning from 2020 to 2022, was monitored and reported by both National and International newspapers. Hence, the news would be viral online if he were \u201csuddenly\u201d released from jail.\u00a0 Consequently, DUBAWA made keyword searches on Google but found no report that announced his release. Moreover, his sentence, which would last for 135 months (over 11 years), only began in November 2022. Since Hushpuppi’s verified Instagram account has been deactivated, we decided to conduct a reverse image search on the picture attached to the claim. Results showed that it has been on the internet since 2018. Conclusion Hushpuppi started his 11-year and three-month jail sentence in 2022, and there is no credible news of a sudden release from the United States federal prison. 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