A viral audio accusing Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers state, of voter intimidation began trending days after the general elections. In the alleged audio-visual, Wike could be heard liaising with what people reported to be staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as his aides through a telephone call on how...
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FACT CHECK: Did presiding officers upload selfies instead of results sheet on IReV portal?
As the collation of results of the 2023 presidential election is ongoing, there have been different claims and assertions going around against the competence and effectiveness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its staff. A lot of people are claiming that the INEC did not train their staff efficiently towards the general election....
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FACT CHECK: Does this show Tinubu asking APC members to snatch ballot boxes?
Multiple Twitter users have shared a video showing Bola Tinubu speaking to a group of people, alongside claims to he was asking them to snatch ballot boxes. The people are calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Interpol headquarters “to do their job”. A Twitter users...
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FACT CHECK: Image does not show Ekiti election results manipulation as LP spokesperson claims?
Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential campaign team, on Sunday, February 26, 2023, challenged the Ekiti state result of the presidential elections. Okonkwo who posted an alleged screenshot of the election result uploaded by CivicHive claimed that the date of the result proves that it was uploaded days before the election, hence,...
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FACT CHECK: Viral video does not show Tinubu supporters burning Igbo shops in Lagos
By Aishah Saleeman A video has been circulating on Twitter from numerous users alongside claims that it shows supporters of Bola Tinubu burning shops owned by Igbos in Lagos. Bola Tinubu is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election, who recently lost the vote in Lagos to Peter Obi...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image of Peter Obi on the cover of Time Magazine is fake
By: Philip Clement Singer-songwriter Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy has claimed that Peter Obi is the latest personality to make the Times Magazine cover page. In a tweet, he also claimed that Obi was among only four Nigerians that have made it to the cover of the magazine. “Only 4 Nigerians have...
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FACT CHECK: Does Ghana attach candidate’s image to ballot papers as Peter Obi claimed?
On February 25, 2023, shortly after voting, Peter Obi the presidential candidate of the Labour Party granted a virtual interview on Arise TV. While making a remark on the report that some of the ballot papers in some parts of the country do not have his party logo or acronym, he said “well, we expected...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obasanjo go to INEC Collation Centre Abuja?
Claims making the rounds on social media allege that former president Olusegun Obasanjo “stormed” the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Centre with original result sheets. A Twitter user @solakafinta tweeted; “Breaking News: Obasanjo storms INEC collection center in Abuja with the real results of all the 36 state and FTC INEC chairman was in...
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FACT CHECK: Video does not show unauthorised persons uploading fake results to IReV portal
Rinu Oduala, a social media influencer, has uploaded a series of videos claiming unauthorised persons were uploading fake election results to the result viewing portal. According to the tweet, which has now been seen more than one million times, Oduala said “unauthorized people are currently logged into INEC server, uploading results different from what was...
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FACT CHECK: TikTok video showing INEC declaring Peter Obi winner of the election is fake
With election results being compiled around the country from the just concluded general elections, many fake results and false announcements of results have begun to go viral. One such false viral announcement is the declaration of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, as the winner of the presidential election. In the viral video which...