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Old photo used to claim electoral violence in Bayelsa

Old photo used to claim electoral violence in Bayelsa

Photo source: Bayelsa

CLAIM: Using an image to corroborate his claim, an X user, @DEMAN004, tweeted that armed thugs recently invaded polling units in Bayelsa, in which they hijacked election materials and threatened voters and INEC officials.

FINDING: We analysed the picture with TinEye, a reverse image search engine tool, and discovered that the photo the claimant used to depict the violence is from 2019.

<strong>Old photo used to claim electoral violence in Bayelsa</strong>

VERDICT: Misleading

SOURCES: TinEye

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