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
FACT CHECK: Viral video shows clash in Congo, not election violence Nigeria
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?
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FACT CHECK: INEC yet to declare Labour Party’s Alex Otti as governor-elect in Abia
On March 18, 2023, a Twitter user claimed that Alex Otti, The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate for Abia state, has won the election. The post was posted alongside this caption, “JUST IN: Alexi Otti wins Abia state Governorship election and is now the Governor-elect of Abia State.” The post has since garnered over 298,000 views...
FACT CHECK: Did APGA sponsor vote-buying in Anambra?
There are allegations that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was at the forefront of vote-buying during the March 18, 2023, governorship and state assembly elections in Anambra. These claims have been widely circulated and shared across various social media platforms. Verification Anambra did not hold a governorship election, but there was a state house...
FACT CHECK: Did INEC officials upload manipulated result sheet on IREV?
Supporters of the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State accuse the All Progressives Congress (APC) of manipulating the governorship and house of assembly election results in favour of their candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the incumbent governor of the state. It is alleged that a Tipp-Ex manipulated result sheet from Epe in Lagos...
FACT CHECK: Did INEC chairman work under Wike as Amaechi claims?
By Aishah Saleeman Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister for transportation, claimed on Saturday that the current INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu worked under Wike as the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The claim has also been shared across multiple social media platforms, including Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook. It has also been...
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: 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: Did 10 BVAS machine go missing in Oporoza community RAC?
Multiple posts making the rounds online claim that some Bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines were missing in Oporoza community in Warri South West Local Government Area. The tweets claimed 10 BVAS were missing out of the supposed 23 that were made available for the 23 polling units in the community. Verification CDD Election War...
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: Did GRV step down to endorse Sanwo-Olu on election day?
On March 18, 2023, the morning of the gubernatorial election, a Twitter user claimed that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Lagos state, has stepped down in favour of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the incumbent governor of the state and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. The story, which has been viewed almost 10,000 times,...