According to reports, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has closed his election petition case against Bola Tinubu, the newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The story was headlined “Atiku Abubakar closes case against Tinubu” by many news outlets across the country. While those familiar with legal terms may...
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FACT CHECK: How true are Jandor’s claims about GRV after Lagos guber poll?
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has made multiple claims bordering on the governorship bid of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), the candidate of the Labour Party (LP). In an interview on Arise TV, Jandor was questioned on the aftermath of the 2023 Lagos gubernatorial election, where...
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FACT CHECK: Was Peter Obi deported from the UK as Fani-Kayode claims?
On April 12, 2023, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain made a post via the micro-blogging platform Twitter. Fani-Kayode stated that Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, was accosted, detained and deported back to Nigeria. “Poor @PeterObi! Accosted, detained & deported back to Nigeria like a common criminal by the...
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FACT CHECK: Does picture show Tinubu and Buhari in Mecca as Sam Omatseye claims?
A Nigerian journalist and author, Sam Omatseye, has claimed that Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu were together in Mecca on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The claim was made alongside a picture showing the incumbent president and the president-elect, which he posted on his verified Twitter handle on April 12, 2023. The post has since garnered...
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How CDD Election War Room tackled ‘fake news’ during elections
Compiled by Valeria Ogide and Felix Tola-Winjobi With the 2023 general election in Nigeria coming to an end, the CDD Election War Room looks back on what has been a very misinformation-heavy election. In the last three months, the War Room has published more than 100 fact checks in an attempt to moderate the information...
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FACT CHECK: Did the US place a visa ban on INEC chairman, Wike?
On April 2, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that the United States of America (USA) slammed a visa ban on Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nyesom Wike the governor of Rivers state, and several others allegedly involved in electoral malpractices in the just concluded general elections. “USA slams visa ban...
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FACT CHECK: Was Jandor Fashola’s cameraman as Fayose claims?
Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti state, said during an interview with Arise News on March 3, 2023, that Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor and the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was a photographer to a former governor of Lagos state. Fayose made the claim while he was speaking on...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show a woman printing INEC tags?
On March 17, 2023, barely 24 hours before the gubernatorial election, a video of a woman printing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tag at a private business center in Baruwa, Lagos, went viral online. In the video, she claimed that they want to use the tags in the East and is a job for...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC Chairman Work Under Wike As TETFUND Secretary?
CLAIM: INEC Chairman Work under Wike as TETUND Secretary VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A viral tweet claims that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, worked under Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) secretary. The Twitter user, @IkukuomaC, tweeted this on Saturday 18th February 2023...
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FACT CHECK: Does video show a man shot in Ago, Lagos state on election day?
A viral video on social media claims that an unidentified man was shot at the Ago palace, Okota of Lagos state. The man who was described as a thug was seen lying unconscious in the video while residents of the area insisted that he must die. Verification The CDD Election War Room contacted various media...