Claim: Seyi Makinde endorses Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Verdict: False
Context: A 23-second video surfaced on Twitter suggesting that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, was campaigning for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, on the eve of the presidential election. The video was a mashup of short clips and pictures showing Makinde and Tinubu on different occasions. The video’s audio was muted and replaced with background music.
Verification: CDD fact-checkers subjected the video to verification, and it was revealed that the first clip used in the video in circulation was from a campaign video of the Oyo State PDP candidate posted, urging the people of the state to re-elect him in the upcoming election.
The original video also showed some of his track records and why he should be re-elected as governor of the state. Similarly, a picture attached at the end of the video showing Makinde and Tinubu was taken last year. Other pictures used in the video were also picked from Makinde’s campaign clips and merged to mislead the public and sway support for the APC presidential candidate.
Conclusion: CDD fact-checkers can confirm that the video in circulation is false and was shared to mislead the public.
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