On January 18, 2023, media outlet Sahara Reporters posted a video, showing “unknown gunmen” attacking a man wearing a black shirt. The viral video which at the time of this report had seen over 600,000 views on Twitter was posted with the narrative, “unknown gunmen ambush man wearing Peter Obi’s campaign T-shirt, destroy car, insist no...
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FACT CHECK: Did Godwin Emefiele call out DSS DG for a fight?
CLAIM: The governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has called out the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr Yusuf Bichi, to a fight. CONTEXT: A 20-second video shows Mr Emefiele addressing a press conference on the outcome of the monetary policy committee. The video suggests that the governor of the...
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FACT CHECK: Verifying Tinubu’s claims on security situation in Nigeria since 2015
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, made some controversial claims while comparing the state of Nigeria’s security during the Goodluck Jonathan administration and under the Muhammadu Buhari government. Here are the claims Tinubu made: Verification Is Boko Haram no more occupying 17 Local Governments Areas? According to a report by Reuters, the terrorist organisation...
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FACT CHECK: Is this a real voter card with the image of a boy?
An image of a voter card with the face of a child and the details of an adult has been making the rounds on social media, alongside claims that it shows a child voter, and could possibly compromise the integrity of the 2023 elections. CDD Election War Room analysed the picture in question, and here...
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FACT CHECK: Did Obi sponsor the first black female to perform a heart surgery?
CLAIM: Obi sponsored the first black female to perform a heart surgery VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A certain KanuBonaventure tweeted on January 7, 2023 that an Igbo girl was sponsored by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who performed heart surgery in 30 minutes. The tweet reads: “Chiamaka a 20 years old...
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FACT CHECK: Did PDP pay N95m for campaign venue in Rivers?
CLAIM: PDP paid 95 million naira for a campaign venue in Rivers VERDICT: False CONTEXT: A former senator, represented Kaduna Central at the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, tweeted on January on Saturday, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State paid N95 million for a campaign venue. The tweet was republished by some blogs...
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Countering Fake News: Misinformation & Disinformation
Since the attainment of independence in 1960, civil society groups have contributed decisively towards enabling and enhancing national independence, for instance in the mobilizations against the Anglo Nigeria defense pact, judged to be against the national interest; as well as in the anti-structural adjustment program protests and movements under the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida.