{"id":21154,"date":"2024-12-30T08:33:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T07:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=21154"},"modified":"2024-12-30T08:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T07:33:22","slug":"x-images-featuring-tinubu-peter-obi-digitally-altered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/x-images-featuring-tinubu-peter-obi-digitally-altered\/","title":{"rendered":"X images featuring Tinubu, Peter Obi, digitally altered\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: An X user shared an image<\/a> showing President Tinubu and Peter Obi shaking hands, suggesting a partnership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Verdict: Misleading! <\/strong>The image used to represent the duo was initially taken in the State House when India\u2019s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visited Nigeria for strategic partnership performance on Nov. 16 – 17, 2024. Meanwhile, no reputable news outlet reported the presence of former presidential candidate and Labour Party\u2019s 2023 party flagbearer Peter Obi at the State House visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

President Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi were major contenders<\/a> for the top political seat in the country in the 2023 general election. However, Mr Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress stalwart, polled 37 per cent <\/a>of the total votes cast to emerge Nigeria\u2019s 16th president, ahead of Labour Party\u2019s Obi, who had garnered only 25 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, since the election’s outcome, supporters of the two-time former state governors have pitted themselves against each other and tried to portray the rival candidate’s political incompetence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An X user, @adabanpegede<\/a>, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, shared a picture<\/a> showing President Tinubu and Mr Obi shaking hands over a certificate the latter is holding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attached to the shared images was the Yoruba phrase \u201cAkinyeye na fe joye, ni ile yi ko ni ile biyafraud ni,\u201d meaning, \u201cA worthless person wants to become a leader. Not in this land. It\u2019s only possible where in Biyafraud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, the post has attracted about 207 views, 10 likes and three comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the opposing political relationship between the two politicians and to curb disinformation, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA subjected the picture to a Google Reverse Image Search. The result linked us to India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s diplomatic visit to Abuja<\/a> in November 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the visit, Mr Modi met with President Tinubu<\/a>, who shook hands with the septuagenarian and wore him a cloth sash before he was later awarded the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). Premium Times<\/a> also reported a similar development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, we came across a photo publication<\/a> by the Indian High Commission, Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we noticed that the images taken of President Tinubu and his Indian guest resemble those shared by the claimant in which President Tinubu and Mr Obi are engaged in a handshake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
The original version on the left vs the altered image on the right.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
The original image vs the altered image shared on X.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We also checked President Tinubu\u2019s official X<\/a> handle, where we discovered a post shared on Nov. 17, 2024, with similar pictures<\/a> featuring Mr Modi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA discovered via a Punch<\/a> report that the two leaders’ meeting was to discuss and sign several bilateral agreements to strengthen ties between Nigeria and India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We conducted keyword searches to know if Mr Obi was attending the meeting but saw no relevant results to the inquiry. Moreover, we checked Mr Obi\u2019s X<\/a> handle and saw no post linked to the meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA\u2019s <\/strong>findings reveal that the images showing President Tinubu with Mr Obi have been digitally altered to create a false narrative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: An X user shared an image showing President Tinubu and Peter Obi shaking hands, suggesting a partnership. Verdict: Misleading! The image used to represent the duo was initially taken in the State House when India\u2019s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visited Nigeria for strategic partnership performance on Nov. 16 – 17, 2024. Meanwhile, no reputable news outlet reported the presence of former presidential candidate and Labour Party\u2019s 2023 party flagbearer Peter Obi at the State House visit. Full Text President Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi were major contenders for the top political seat in the country in the 2023 general election. However, Mr Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress stalwart, polled 37 per cent of the total votes cast to emerge Nigeria\u2019s 16th president, ahead of Labour Party\u2019s Obi, who had garnered only 25 per cent. However, since the election’s outcome, supporters of the two-time former state governors have pitted themselves against each other and tried to portray the rival candidate’s political incompetence. An X user, @adabanpegede, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, shared a picture showing President Tinubu and Mr Obi shaking hands over a certificate the latter is holding.  Attached to the shared images was the Yoruba phrase \u201cAkinyeye na fe joye, ni ile yi ko ni ile biyafraud ni,\u201d meaning, \u201cA worthless person wants to become a leader. Not in this land. It\u2019s only possible where in Biyafraud.\u201d As of Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, the post has attracted about 207 views, 10 likes and three comments. Due to the opposing political relationship between the two politicians and to curb disinformation, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim. Verification  DUBAWA subjected the picture to a Google Reverse Image Search. The result linked us to India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s diplomatic visit to Abuja in November 2024.  During the visit, Mr Modi met with President Tinubu, who shook hands with the septuagenarian and wore him a cloth sash before he was later awarded the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). Premium Times also reported a similar development. Furthermore, we came across a photo publication by the Indian High Commission, Abuja. However, we noticed that the images taken of President Tinubu and his Indian guest resemble those shared by the claimant in which President Tinubu and Mr Obi are engaged in a handshake.  We also checked President Tinubu\u2019s official X handle, where we discovered a post shared on Nov. 17, 2024, with similar pictures featuring Mr Modi. DUBAWA discovered via a Punch report that the two leaders’ meeting was to discuss and sign several bilateral agreements to strengthen ties between Nigeria and India.  We conducted keyword searches to know if Mr Obi was attending the meeting but saw no relevant results to the inquiry. Moreover, we checked Mr Obi\u2019s X handle and saw no post linked to the meeting.  Conclusion  DUBAWA\u2019s findings reveal that the images showing President Tinubu with Mr Obi have been digitally altered to create a false narrative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21155,"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":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"default","_instagram_share_type":"default","_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":[4055],"class_list":["post-21154","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-5vc","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":4055,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"miracle-akubuo","display_name":"Miracle Akubuo","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\/12\/tinubu-peter-obi-image.png?fit=574%2C480&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21154","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=21154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21156,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21154\/revisions\/21156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21154"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=21154"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=21154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}