CLAIM: An X user, Sonia (unahsonia), shared some pictures of a burnt vehicle and claimed that it was the result of electoral violence sponsored by the Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma.
FINDINGS: We ran a reverse image search on both pictures and discovered the incident is not recent. It happened around 8 am on Oct. 2, 2023, at Ezzangbo junction along Abakaliki Enugu highway, Ohanukwu LGA, Ebonyi state.
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCES: Google Lens
DATE: 11/11/2023
FACT-CHECK AUTHOR: Phillip Anjorin
EDITORS: Simbiat Bakare & Bamas Victoria
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