In the ongoing 2024 Edo governorship election, the CDD War Room received a claim that there was an incident of vote buying at Eguare primary school, polling unit 4, Ward 5 in Esan Central. Claim: Some voters are getting paid by APC after voting in Eguare primary school, PU 4, Ward 5, Esan Central Verdict:...
Author: Raji Olatunji (Abdulazeez Raji)
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FACT CHECK: Has LP’s Akpata stepped down for PDP’s Ighodalo in the 2024 Edo governorship election?
The CDD War Room received a claim via the Meedan tool stating that the Labour Party guber candidate, Olumide Akpata, has withdrawn from the 2024 Edo governorship race and declared support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo. The claim has emerged alongside a viral press statement dated September 20, which...
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Edo 2024: How APC candidate, Okpebholo’s educational background is fueling misinformation ahead of September 21 Poll
As the 21 September 2024 Edo State governorship election approaches, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, has been at the centre of online misinformation driven by varying controversies about his educational background and qualifications which has fuelled an intense narrative questioning his intelligence and fitness for the top office in the State. This...
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FACT-CHECK: Did Edo APC campaign chair, Oshiomhole, say looters will be forgiven once they join the party?
Ahead of the September 21 Edo gubernatorial election, a commentator claimed on a live radio program that Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North and the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign chairman for the 2024 Edo election, had said that all corrupt politicians who join the APC would be forgiven. The commentator made this assertion during...
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FACT-CHECK: Does video show Edo APC guber candidate, Okpebholo promising to provide “insecurity” if elected?
A video clip allegedly showing the Edo State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, promising to provide the people with “insecurity” during a campaign has gone viral online. In an Instagram post shared by Linda Ikeji Blog on Sunday, September 8, 2024, which had garnered over 6,000 likes at the time...
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FACT-CHECK: Did Edo APC chairman say Edo people can’t afford electricity to watch cable networks?
An X account known as Edo X Community recently shared a video clip that allegedly shows the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, stating why the people of Edo State could no longer watch national news stations. This is amid the heated political campaigns leading up to the September...
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FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria Police spokesperson repost 2011 photos to depict #EndBadGovernance protest?
Verdict: FALSE Sahara Reporters claimed in a news piece that Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Nigeria Police spokesperson in Kano state, reposted 2011 photos to blackmail #Endbadgovernance protesters. The news, published on August 1, 2024, stated that Abdullahi Haruna had initially posted the photos on August 7, 2011, as criminal suspects and recovered items. However, he allegedly...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show looting of a warehouse by #Endbadgovernance protesters?
A video showing the looting of a warehouse has been widely shared across several groups on WhatsApp with the claim that it happened during the ongoing nationwide #Endbadgovernance protests in Nigeria. The nationwide protest over economic hardship in the country commenced on Thursday, August 1, 2024, as aggrieved youths took to the streets with placards...
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FACT CHECK: Did X suspend Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit’s account?
A social media blogger, Wahala Network, claimed in an Instagram post that the X account of the Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit( CRU) was suspended by the microblogging platform, formerly known as Twitter. The post, captioned “Wahala Jam Network! Elon Musk’s app, X suspends Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit account,” had garnered over 19,000 likes...
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FACT CHECK: How true is the claim that Lagos has a bigger population than Canada?
A Nigerian comedian and the Chief Executive Officer of Sirbalo Homes, Obotuke Timothy, has claimed in a video that Lagos state in Nigeria has a bigger population than Canada. A social media influencer, Tunde Ednut, shared the video on his verified Instagram handle. In the viral video, Timothy, who has over two million followers on...