{"id":18088,"date":"2024-04-03T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=18088"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:31:06","slug":"manipulated-image-used-to-depict-peter-obi-bowing-before-president-bola-ahmed-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/manipulated-image-used-to-depict-peter-obi-bowing-before-president-bola-ahmed-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipulated image used to depict Peter Obi bowing before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: An X user posted<\/a> a picture of Peter Obi bowing before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: Misleading! Our findings show that the photo is manipulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Nigeria\u2019s tightly contested 2023 Presidential election<\/a> saw a divisive campaign<\/a> run by some supporters of the country’s leading political parties, i.e., the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP). In the aftermath of the elections, the APC<\/a> came 1st, the PDP<\/a> 2nd, and the LP<\/a> 3rd, according to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, after the election, some loyal supporters and critics continued to run divisive campaigns against one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 29, 2024, an X user, Ayekooto, posted an image with the caption, \u201cRespect anyone who is greater than you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The posted image depicts the Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi<\/a>, bowing down before Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu<\/a>, in the presence of the NNPP’s 2023 Presidential flag bearer, Rabiu Kwankwanso<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Monday, April 1, 2024, the image generated over 63,000 views, 1,173 likes, and 138 reposts on the X platform. The comment section was filled with several comments and reactions from the platform\u2019s users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victor Benakin<\/a> wrote, \u201cWhen you respect your elders, God will bless you with respect and more grace.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fidel Otuya<\/a> wrote, \u201cWhen was the shot taken?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mario<\/a> wrote, \u201cTell your graphic designer that he or she is still a novice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having observed the engagement generated by the post and reactions to the upload by other social media platform users, DUBAWA decided to fact-check to set the record straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A search on Google Lens and a further exact matches search<\/a> using the posted picture brings up an old image of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from April 26, 2023, whose hands are locked in a handshake<\/a> with the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This same image, which bears the exact posture and background setting, has been manipulated to include a photo of Peter Obi. At the same time, a picture of Rabiu Kwakwanso in a meeting<\/a> with President Tinubu from August 25, 2023, has also been edited. A combination of editing skills was deployed to create the posted image, whose lightening and clarity, upon a closer look, differ and appear blurred in parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further search by DUBAWA shows that no credible media outlets published the same picture posted by the X user on any mainstream media sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also noticed an imprinted word \u201cCaveat Lector\u201d used at the bottom of the image, which indicates that the picture was manipulated. The phrase means, \u201cLet the reader beware\u2026\u201d and a replica of the manipulation was first used by an X user, Luca Brasi-5.0<\/a>, on Aug 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Our findings show that the picture uploaded by the X user is a manipulated copy from April 26, 2023. Hence, the claim is misleading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researcher produced this fact-check per the DUBAWA 2024 Kwame KariKari Fellowship, in partnership with Diamond 88.5 FM Nigeria, to enrich the ethos of \u201ctruth\u201d in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: An X user posted a picture of Peter Obi bowing before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Verdict: Misleading! Our findings show that the photo is manipulated. Full Text Nigeria\u2019s tightly contested 2023 Presidential election saw a divisive campaign run by some supporters of the country’s leading political parties, i.e., the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP). In the aftermath of the elections, the APC came 1st, the PDP 2nd, and the LP 3rd, according to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.\u00a0 However, after the election, some loyal supporters and critics continued to run divisive campaigns against one another.  On March 29, 2024, an X user, Ayekooto, posted an image with the caption, \u201cRespect anyone who is greater than you.\u201d The posted image depicts the Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, bowing down before Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the presence of the NNPP’s 2023 Presidential flag bearer, Rabiu Kwankwanso. As of Monday, April 1, 2024, the image generated over 63,000 views, 1,173 likes, and 138 reposts on the X platform. The comment section was filled with several comments and reactions from the platform\u2019s users. Victor Benakin wrote, \u201cWhen you respect your elders, God will bless you with respect and more grace.\u00a0 Fidel Otuya wrote, \u201cWhen was the shot taken?\u201d\u00a0 Mario wrote, \u201cTell your graphic designer that he or she is still a novice.\u201d\u00a0 Having observed the engagement generated by the post and reactions to the upload by other social media platform users, DUBAWA decided to fact-check to set the record straight. Verification A search on Google Lens and a further exact matches search using the posted picture brings up an old image of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from April 26, 2023, whose hands are locked in a handshake with the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.\u00a0 This same image, which bears the exact posture and background setting, has been manipulated to include a photo of Peter Obi. At the same time, a picture of Rabiu Kwakwanso in a meeting with President Tinubu from August 25, 2023, has also been edited. A combination of editing skills was deployed to create the posted image, whose lightening and clarity, upon a closer look, differ and appear blurred in parts. A further search by DUBAWA shows that no credible media outlets published the same picture posted by the X user on any mainstream media sites. We also noticed an imprinted word \u201cCaveat Lector\u201d used at the bottom of the image, which indicates that the picture was manipulated. The phrase means, \u201cLet the reader beware\u2026\u201d and a replica of the manipulation was first used by an X user, Luca Brasi-5.0, on Aug 19, 2023. Conclusion Our findings show that the picture uploaded by the X user is a manipulated copy from April 26, 2023. Hence, the claim is misleading. The researcher produced this fact-check per the DUBAWA 2024 Kwame KariKari Fellowship, in partnership with Diamond 88.5 FM Nigeria, to enrich the ethos of \u201ctruth\u201d in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18089,"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":[1571,3812,3815,16],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[4059],"class_list":["post-18088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-politics"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-4HK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":4059,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"babatunde-okunlola","display_name":"Babatunde Okunlola","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\/2024\/04\/Tinubu-peter-obi-manipulated.jpg?fit=680%2C454&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18088","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=18088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18090,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18088\/revisions\/18090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18088"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=18088"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=18088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}