{"id":21165,"date":"2024-12-31T09:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=21165"},"modified":"2024-12-31T09:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:08:58","slug":"facebook-image-of-mc-oluomo-with-peter-obi-manipulated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/facebook-image-of-mc-oluomo-with-peter-obi-manipulated\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook image of MC Oluomo with Peter Obi, manipulated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A Facebook<\/a> user shared a picture of Peter Obi and MC Oluomo and alleged it was taken when the former paid homage to the latter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verdict: Misleading! Careful findings show that the shared image has been digitally altered. Only MC Oluomo appeared in the initial picture copies taken at the NURTW election. Moreover, in all the news reports by news outlets, there is no mention of Mr Obi in attendance at the NURTW election.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peter Obi has remained a recurring subject of social monitoring and engagement since his political aspiration for the country\u2019s top political seat and subsequent loss at the 2023 general elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, a Facebook<\/a> user, Alaro Muhydeen<\/a>, shared an image of the Labour Party (LP) stalwart in a joint photograph with the newly elected National Union of Road, Transport Workers (NURTW) national president, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside the shared image, the Facebook user described the picture of the duo as a symbol of a working partnership following MC Oluomo\u2019s election as the new NURTW national president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post reads, \u201cBREAKING: Mr Peter Obi Pays Homage To MC Oluomo, Vows To Work With Him As The New NURTW National President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post, shared on Nov. 14, 2024, has generated about 21 likes, one comment, and two reposts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA came across similar posts on Facebook (here<\/a> and here<\/a>), X (here<\/a> and here<\/a>), and Instagram (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA decided to verify the post’s authenticity and forestall any disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA conducted a Google Reverse Image Search on the image, and we noticed that the result shows the image to be related to MC Oluomo\u2019s recent appointment<\/a> as the national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During our search, we came across images similar to those shared by the Facebook user here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>. However, Mr Obi is not in any of these pictures, contradicting the claimant\u2019s post. Moreover, mainstream media outlets, such as Guardian TV<\/a> and Politics Nigeria<\/a>, have also published similar images of MC Oluomo without Mr Obi featured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The original version of the image vs the altered image shared on Facebook. Photo Sources Facebook\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA further went to check credible media reports to know the context of the shared image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Premium Times<\/a> report published on Nov. 10, 2024, informed of MC Oluomo\u2019s recent election as the NURTW national president. However, it did not mention that Mr Obi attended the transport association\u2019s election.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, Punch<\/a> published a report that same day, adding that the election occurred at the Union\u2019s Zonal Secretariat along Ikirun Road, Osogbo. The Nation<\/a> and Vanguard<\/a> also reported identical information about his appointment in November 2024, and none mentions Mr Obi\u2019s attendance that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA searched YouTube for videos related to MC Oluomo\u2019s inauguration. A video report by Television Continental (TVC)<\/a> on Nov. 12, 2024, shows Mr Obi not present at the NURTW election. <\/em>We also checked Mr Obi\u2019s official X<\/a> handle and found no information supporting the claimant’s post. We checked MC Oluomo\u2019s official Facebook<\/a> page, where he shared various pictures he took at the NURTW election. And again, Mr Obi was not in any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The image purportedly showing Mr Obi and Oluomo has been digitally altered. Similar images shared on social media do not show Peter Obi. Meanwhile, there was no report of Peter Obi attending the inauguration ceremony of MC Oluomo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A Facebook user shared a picture of Peter Obi and MC Oluomo and alleged it was taken when the former paid homage to the latter.\u00a0\u00a0 Verdict: Misleading! Careful findings show that the shared image has been digitally altered. Only MC Oluomo appeared in the initial picture copies taken at the NURTW election. Moreover, in all the news reports by news outlets, there is no mention of Mr Obi in attendance at the NURTW election.\u00a0 Full Text  Peter Obi has remained a recurring subject of social monitoring and engagement since his political aspiration for the country\u2019s top political seat and subsequent loss at the 2023 general elections.  Recently, a Facebook user, Alaro Muhydeen, shared an image of the Labour Party (LP) stalwart in a joint photograph with the newly elected National Union of Road, Transport Workers (NURTW) national president, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.  Alongside the shared image, the Facebook user described the picture of the duo as a symbol of a working partnership following MC Oluomo\u2019s election as the new NURTW national president. The post reads, \u201cBREAKING: Mr Peter Obi Pays Homage To MC Oluomo, Vows To Work With Him As The New NURTW National President.\u201d The post, shared on Nov. 14, 2024, has generated about 21 likes, one comment, and two reposts. DUBAWA came across similar posts on Facebook (here and here), X (here and here), and Instagram (here). DUBAWA decided to verify the post’s authenticity and forestall any disinformation. Verification  DUBAWA conducted a Google Reverse Image Search on the image, and we noticed that the result shows the image to be related to MC Oluomo\u2019s recent appointment as the national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). During our search, we came across images similar to those shared by the Facebook user here, here, and here. However, Mr Obi is not in any of these pictures, contradicting the claimant\u2019s post. Moreover, mainstream media outlets, such as Guardian TV and Politics Nigeria, have also published similar images of MC Oluomo without Mr Obi featured. DUBAWA further went to check credible media reports to know the context of the shared image. A Premium Times report published on Nov. 10, 2024, informed of MC Oluomo\u2019s recent election as the NURTW national president. However, it did not mention that Mr Obi attended the transport association\u2019s election.   Similarly, Punch published a report that same day, adding that the election occurred at the Union\u2019s Zonal Secretariat along Ikirun Road, Osogbo. The Nation and Vanguard also reported identical information about his appointment in November 2024, and none mentions Mr Obi\u2019s attendance that day. DUBAWA searched YouTube for videos related to MC Oluomo\u2019s inauguration. A video report by Television Continental (TVC) on Nov. 12, 2024, shows Mr Obi not present at the NURTW election. We also checked Mr Obi\u2019s official X handle and found no information supporting the claimant’s post. We checked MC Oluomo\u2019s official Facebook page, where he shared various pictures he took at the NURTW election. And again, Mr Obi was not in any of them. Conclusion  The image purportedly showing Mr Obi and Oluomo has been digitally altered. Similar images shared on social media do not show Peter Obi. Meanwhile, there was no report of Peter Obi attending the inauguration ceremony of MC Oluomo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21166,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_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":[1571,437,3812,3815,123],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[4055],"class_list":["post-21165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-facebook-checks","category-headline","category-homepage","category-mainstream"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5vn","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\/Peter-Obi-and-MC-Oluomo.png?fit=576%2C467&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21165","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=21165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21167,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21165\/revisions\/21167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21165"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=21165"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=21165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}