On January 24, 2023, a Twitter handle posted a video claiming that Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, called “the Lagos he built refuse dump”. The video which has over 50,000 views and 3,000 likes as of the time of this report was shared with the caption: “Bola Tinubu calls the...
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FACT CHECK: Do these images show trucks carrying old naira notes from Tinubu’s house?
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu say Lagos is a refuse dump?
FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’
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FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?
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FACT CHECK: Verifying Tinubu’s claims on security situation in Nigeria since 2015
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Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President
FACT SHIELD: Can you vote without PVC? Here’s all you need to know
FACT CHECK: Has APC completed the Second Niger Bridge as Tinubu claimed?
FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House
FACT CHECK: Verifying Kwankwaso’s claims at Chatham House
FACT CHECK: Has Sanusi made claims about Tinubu’s health as Charly Boy posted?
FACT CHECK: How true are Shettima’s claims about Lagos economy and Nigeria’s military spending?
FACT CHECK: No, Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Peter Obi for president
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Category: Election
FACT CHECK: How true are Naja’atu Muhammad’s claims about Buhari, Shettima?
Naja’atu Muhammad, a former member of the presidential campaign council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made numerous claims about her former party and members of the party. Muhammad, who recently left the party and met Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Arise News on January 26, 2023 to...
FACT CHECK: Viral image does not show Peter Obi eating Isiewu with ‘Biafra beer’
Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday, January 26, 2023, posted a picture of Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, eating a Nigerian delicacy alongside two bottles of Hero beer. Adamu said Obi was having “too much pleasure” with Hero Beer, which he alleges has...
FACT CHECK: Is Kwankwaso’s doctorate honorary or academic?
On January 19, 2023. A Twitter user tweeted that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the ANPP, is an academic fraud. This tweet came after Kwankwaso’s appearance at the Chatham House, where he declared himself a Ph.D. holder and not a trader. This was in response to questions about the possibility of him stepping down...
Did Al-Zakzaky Endorse Peter Obi For President
On December 27, 2022, a Twitter user with the handle “Olaudah Equiano® @RealOlaudah” tweeted a claim that the revered Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, had endorsed Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. The tweet which has over a thousand (1,000) retweets...
FACT SHIELD: Can you vote without PVC? Here’s all you need to know
There have been claims that Nigerians may be able to vote without their permanent voter cards (PVC) since their details are captured in the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This is false, INEC has repeatedly made it known that citizens will not be able to vote without PVCs. Here is a breakdown...
FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at Chatham House
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, presented his policy plans at Chatham House on January 17, 2023. During the question and answer session, he made various claims about his track record and the Nigerian economy. We checked some of his claims, and here is what we found: Claim 1 No member of...
FACT CHECK: No, Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse Peter Obi for president
A statement attributed to Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has gone viral on social media, claiming the monarch endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. This is coming amidst controversies over the endorsement of presidential candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, set to hold less than 37 days from now. ...
FACT CHECK: Does INEC have plans to cancel or postpone elections?
Multiple newspapers reported that INEC said it will cancel or postpone the upcoming 2023 general elections. This is false, according to verification by CDD Election War Room. The newspapers, bloggers, and social media influencers claimed that INEC said in a recent briefing that it will cancel the elections due to security reasons. Verification This claim...
FACT CHECK: Verifying Peter Obi’s claims at the People’s Town Hall
Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, made multiple controversial claims at a town hall meeting held by Channels Television on January 8, 2023. Obi made these claims while speaking extensively on major issues and challenges faced by various sectors of the country. But how true are they? While discussing the economy, Obi said Nigeria’s...