Parody and political campaign accounts have been proven to be part of the factors fuelling disinformation online, especially during election seasons in Nigeria. The much anticipated 2023 general elections are gradually becoming history, with the process waiting to be finally concluded in Adamawa state where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the governorship poll...
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FACT CHECK: INEC yet to declare Labour Party’s Alex Otti as governor-elect in Abia
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC declare Adebutu Ogun state governor-elect?
FACT CHECK: Did APGA sponsor vote-buying in Anambra?
FACT CHECK: Did INEC officials upload manipulated result sheet on IREV?
FACT CHECK: Did INEC Chairman Work Under Wike As TETFUND Secretary?
FACT CHECK: Did Bola Ahmed Tinubu Blame the All Progressive Congress Chieftains for Election Results in Lagos state?
FACT CHECK: Did INEC chairman work under Wike as Amaechi claims?
FACT CHECK: Were INEC ad-hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state?
FACT CHECK: Is it true that there was no violence in Lagos guber poll as Adamu Garba claims?
FACT CHECK: Did OSPAC members disrupt elections in Rivers?
FACT CHECK: Did 10 BVAS machine go missing in Oporoza community RAC?
FACT CHECK: Did Hoodlums chase INEC Officials in Osun state?
FACT CHECK: Does video show a man shot in Ago, Lagos state on election day?
FACT CHECK: Do videos show LP thugs intimidating and harassing voters as Keyamo claimed?
FACT CHECK: Did hoodlums burn voting materials in Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa state?
FACT CHECK: INEC manipulating election results in Emohua LGA, Rivers state?
FACT SHIELD: Should your dog be with you at the polling unit?
FACT CHECK: Election results uploaded to IReV portal at 9:55am in Rivers state?
Tag: 2023 Elections
FACT CHECK: Did INEC declare Adebutu Ogun state governor-elect?
On March 18, 2023, hours after voting had been concluded, a Twitter user tweeted that Oladipupo Olatunde has just won the Ogun state gubernatorial election. “Bye bye to Dapo Abiodun! Baba Ijebu’s Billionaire Son, Oladipupo Olatunde is the governor-elect of Ogun State,” he said. Claim: Is Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu the governor-elect of Ogun State? Verification: The...
FACT CHECK: Were INEC ad-hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state?
On March 18, 2023, a piece of news went viral that two INEC ad hoc staff were shot in Rivers states. The viral message reads “Two INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual. One dead on the way to hospital” Claim: Were INEC ad hoc staff shot in Abua Odual, Rivers state? Verification CDD...
FACT CHECK: Is it true that there was no violence in Lagos guber poll as Adamu Garba claims?
Adamu Garba, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that there was no violence during the 2023 governorship and house of assembly elections in Lagos state. Garba made the statement in a tweet posted on the election day, Saturday, March 18, 2023. “I’m currently in Lagos & I can tell you...
FACT CHECK: Did OSPAC members disrupt elections in Rivers?
Viral reports from the March 18, 2023 governorship and state assembly elections, claim that members of the Onelga Peace Security and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State were visiting polling units in Emohua where they allegedly threatened to scuttle the election if they weren’t “settled,” A Twitter user shared this report. The post, which has...
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...
FACT CHECK: Do videos show LP thugs intimidating and harassing voters as Keyamo claimed?
Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, posted two videos on his verified Twitter page with the claim that they show Labour Party’s thugs intimidating and harassing voters in the ongoing 2023 gubernatorial elections. Keyamo captioned the post, “If indeed there’s no secret agenda (especially regarding Lagos) to which some media houses...
FACT CHECK: Did Oro Festival hold on March 18, the guber election day?
On the governorship election day, reports by a Twitter user alleged that the Oro festival held in Lagos state was still ongoing. The post with over 18,000 interactions claimed that an hour before the start of voter accreditation, activities around the Oro festival were still taking place in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Background A few days...
FACT CHECK: Is Tinubu in a critical condition, rushed to a hospital?
By Aishah Saleeman Multiple tweets making the rounds on Twitter claim that President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was rushed to the hospital at midnight and is unable to cast his vote for Lagos state governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu. One version of the tweet claimed that Tinubu, who was referred to as “President select” “was rushed to...
FACT CHECK: Melaye makes false claims about arrest of Lagos APC killer squad on election day
Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, posted a video on Twitter on March 17, 2023, stating that security agencies apprehended a “killer squad” in Lagos. Melaye’s tweet was captioned: “Killer squad in Apc crested cars arrested today by security agencies in Lagos. O ga ooooo” Less than 24...