{"id":22699,"date":"2025-05-14T13:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=22699"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:13:53","slug":"false-rema-did-not-release-song-for-burkina-faso-leader-ibrahim-traore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-rema-did-not-release-song-for-burkina-faso-leader-ibrahim-traore\/","title":{"rendered":"False! Rema did not release song for Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traor\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A YouTube video<\/a> shows Rema singing for Burkina Faso military ruler, Ibrahim Traor\u00e9.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: False! The video did not come from Rema but is a manipulated mashup of Rema\u2019s official music video clips and political footage, combined with a misleading audio track.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Since Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 came to power in Burkina Faso through a military coup<\/a> in 2022, social media has been flooded with content glorifying his leadership, portraying him as a pan-African hero resisting Western influence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter), many accounts, some authentic, others linked to coordinated inauthentic networks, have been pushing pro-Traor\u00e9 messages, often using repurposed videos, AI-generated clips, and music mashups to amplify their reach, as confirmed here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, a YouTube channel, ARTIFY,<\/a> uploaded a two-minute-and-nine-second video<\/a> titled \u201cREMA ~ Chante pour Ibrahim Traor\u00e9\u201d on March 7, 2025, claiming that Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema released a song praising Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 and his military rule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video features a mashup of Rema\u2019s performances spliced with footage of Traor\u00e9, with a French title translating to \u201cRema sings for Ibrahim Traor\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of May 9, 2025, the post had 145,085 views, 3,600 likes, and 250 comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We analysed the YouTube page and observed that the channel that shared the video has a history of uploading music videos using images and videos of international music stars to promote Ibrahim Traore’s military rule in Burkina Faso here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comments under the video show a divided audience. While most users praised the song, believing Rema has aligned himself with the military leader, a few others expressed scepticism, pointing out that the voice in the video sounds like AI-generated music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reacting in belief, Tara Overe (@TaraOvere) wrote, \u201cI hope all the people in Africa will celebrate him so that the African leaders in governments will learn to do good like him, bless Mr President Ibrahim.\u201d In contrast, Kenny King (@kennyking5606) wrote, \u201cNo matter where you come, you can always see the truth love from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, IB T<\/a>rendz (@IBTrendz) commented, \u201cWho mixed this up like that? This is not Rema.\u201d Gr8son <\/strong>(@gr8son494) also wrote, \u201cAI usage in this manner needs to be banned.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixed reactions to the video and its potential to fuel the perception that Nigerian celebrities endorse military regimes amid rising anti-democracy sentiment prompted DUBAWA to conduct a fact check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

We downloaded the video, extracted keyframes using InVid, and conducted a reverse image search on some of the keyframes from the video using Google Lens<\/a>. This revealed that the footage of Rema was taken directly from his official music videos “Ozeba<\/a>,” uploaded on Rema\u2019s official channel on July 11, 2024, and “Charm<\/a>,” uploaded on May 25, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These clips were edited and combined with footage of Ibrahim Traor\u00e9, creating the illusion that Rema had produced a tribute or endorsement for the military ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA conducted a voice comparison analysis using the AudD<\/a> music recognition platform. The audio track extracted from the video, which was converted to MP3 format, was analysed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform did not identify the track matching any of Rema\u2019s official releases or his known voice profile. In contrast, when we uploaded the MP3 version of Rema\u2019s official track \u2018Charm,\u2019 the platform correctly displayed the song\u2019s metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>Screenshot showing result of our search of the Mp3 format of the music video \u201cREMA ~ Chante pour Ibrahim Traor\u00e9\u201d on AudD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot showing our search result for Rema\u2019s song \u2018Charm\u2019 on AudD.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, DUBAWA conducted a keyword search on Rema\u2019s official social media platforms (Instagram<\/a>, X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>) and found no mention, endorsement, or involvement in any music related to Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 or Burkina Faso\u2019s political situation. Rema\u2019s recent posts continue to focus on his global tour, music promotions, and fan interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The YouTube video claiming that Rema has released a song endorsing or praising Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 is false. Our findings reveal the video is a manipulated mashup of Rema\u2019s official music video clips and unrelated political footage, combined with a misleading audio track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A YouTube video shows Rema singing for Burkina Faso military ruler, Ibrahim Traor\u00e9. Verdict: False! The video did not come from Rema but is a manipulated mashup of Rema\u2019s official music video clips and political footage, combined with a misleading audio track. Full Text Since Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 came to power in Burkina Faso through a military coup in 2022, social media has been flooded with content glorifying his leadership, portraying him as a pan-African hero resisting Western influence.  Across platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter), many accounts, some authentic, others linked to coordinated inauthentic networks, have been pushing pro-Traor\u00e9 messages, often using repurposed videos, AI-generated clips, and music mashups to amplify their reach, as confirmed here, here and here. Recently, a YouTube channel, ARTIFY, uploaded a two-minute-and-nine-second video titled \u201cREMA ~ Chante pour Ibrahim Traor\u00e9\u201d on March 7, 2025, claiming that Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema released a song praising Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 and his military rule.  The video features a mashup of Rema\u2019s performances spliced with footage of Traor\u00e9, with a French title translating to \u201cRema sings for Ibrahim Traor\u00e9.\u201d As of May 9, 2025, the post had 145,085 views, 3,600 likes, and 250 comments. We analysed the YouTube page and observed that the channel that shared the video has a history of uploading music videos using images and videos of international music stars to promote Ibrahim Traore’s military rule in Burkina Faso here and here. Comments under the video show a divided audience. While most users praised the song, believing Rema has aligned himself with the military leader, a few others expressed scepticism, pointing out that the voice in the video sounds like AI-generated music. Reacting in belief, Tara Overe (@TaraOvere) wrote, \u201cI hope all the people in Africa will celebrate him so that the African leaders in governments will learn to do good like him, bless Mr President Ibrahim.\u201d In contrast, Kenny King (@kennyking5606) wrote, \u201cNo matter where you come, you can always see the truth love from.\u201d In contrast, IB Trendz (@IBTrendz) commented, \u201cWho mixed this up like that? This is not Rema.\u201d Gr8son (@gr8son494) also wrote, \u201cAI usage in this manner needs to be banned.\u201d  Mixed reactions to the video and its potential to fuel the perception that Nigerian celebrities endorse military regimes amid rising anti-democracy sentiment prompted DUBAWA to conduct a fact check.  Verification We downloaded the video, extracted keyframes using InVid, and conducted a reverse image search on some of the keyframes from the video using Google Lens. This revealed that the footage of Rema was taken directly from his official music videos “Ozeba,” uploaded on Rema\u2019s official channel on July 11, 2024, and “Charm,” uploaded on May 25, 2023.  These clips were edited and combined with footage of Ibrahim Traor\u00e9, creating the illusion that Rema had produced a tribute or endorsement for the military ruler. DUBAWA conducted a voice comparison analysis using the AudD music recognition platform. The audio track extracted from the video, which was converted to MP3 format, was analysed. The platform did not identify the track matching any of Rema\u2019s official releases or his known voice profile. In contrast, when we uploaded the MP3 version of Rema\u2019s official track \u2018Charm,\u2019 the platform correctly displayed the song\u2019s metadata. Screenshot showing result of our search of the Mp3 format of the music video \u201cREMA ~ Chante pour Ibrahim Traor\u00e9\u201d on AudD Meanwhile, DUBAWA conducted a keyword search on Rema\u2019s official social media platforms (Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube) and found no mention, endorsement, or involvement in any music related to Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 or Burkina Faso\u2019s political situation. Rema\u2019s recent posts continue to focus on his global tour, music promotions, and fan interactions. Conclusion The YouTube video claiming that Rema has released a song endorsing or praising Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 is false. Our findings reveal the video is a manipulated mashup of Rema\u2019s official music video clips and unrelated political footage, combined with a misleading audio track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22701,"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":"","_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":[1571,3812,3815,123],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[4460],"class_list":["post-22699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-mainstream"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5U7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":4460,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"olaide-abioye","display_name":"Olaide Abioye","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\/2025\/05\/Traore-image.png?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699","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=22699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22702,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699\/revisions\/22702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22699"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=22699"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=22699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}