Social media is rife with claims that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), actually won the recently held elections. These claims follow the controversy surrounding the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which named Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. A user claimed...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image of Peter Obi on the cover of Time Magazine is fake
By: Philip Clement Singer-songwriter Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy has claimed that Peter Obi is the latest personality to make the Times Magazine cover page. In a tweet, he also claimed that Obi was among only four Nigerians that have made it to the cover of the magazine. “Only 4 Nigerians have...
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FACT CHECK: Did Finland Government Threaten To Arrest IPOB Spokesman?
CLAIM: The government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spokesperson of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Simon Ekpa. VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A letter is currently circulating on social media, especially on Twitter, suggesting that the government of Finland has threatened to arrest the spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr....
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FACT CHECK: Did Festus Keyamo say Tinubu is not the best for Nigeria?
On January 11, 2022, a TikTok user posted a video of Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), alongside claims that Keyamo said APC is not the best for Nigeria. A year later, a Twitter user shared the video with the caption “The true confessions of my elder...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show Peter Obi begging Nigerians to vote Atiku in 2023?
A video seen nearly a hundred thousand times on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter claims to show Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), “begging Nigerians” to vote for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming 2023 presidential election. The video, posted by former Senator Dino Melaye, a campaign...
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Is the Viral Chicago University Scholarship Application True?
A trending WhatsApp post claims that the University of Chicago is offering fully funded scholarships for the 2022/2023 academic session to interested undergraduates, Masters and PhD students who want to study in the United States.