On November 8, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that the Biometric Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) had suffered a glitch in Onitsha, thereby disrupting the voting exercise. This claim comes amidst the ongoing gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Claim: BVAS glitch disrupted voting exercise in Onitsha Verification...
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FACT CHECK: Does this video show unknown gunmen attacking security personnel during the 2025 Anambra governorship election?
A video has been shared widely by multiple user accounts on TikTok with the claim that it shows the moment unknown gunmen were attacking security personnel during the 2025 Anambra governorship election. The video, posted by an account with the username @official_slow_b on Saturday, November 8, 2025, has the inscriptions “Anambra state election 2025 there...
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FACT CHECK: Old image shared hours after opening of polls with the hashtag AnambraDecides’25
An image showing people on motorcycles in what appears to be a campaign or community event was shared on X (formerly Twitter) with the hashtag #AnambraDecides2025, suggesting it depicts current election activities in Anambra State, Nigeria. Claim: Old image shared hours after opening of polls with the hashtag AnambraDecides’25 Verification: The photograph shows several people...
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FACT CHECK: Old Photo Falsely Linked to Violence in the Anambra Election
An image circulating on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show incidents of violence during the ongoing Anambra election. The photo shows a man with a bloodied head and a caption #AnambraDecides2025. The post alleged that the image is evidence of chaos and electoral malpractice in the state. Claim: Old photo falsely linked to violence in...
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FACT CHECK: Did the YPP candidate step down for Soludo?
Reports circulating on social media claim that Paul Chukwuma, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, had stepped down in support of the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo. The CDD War Room also received the claim via the Check by...
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FACT CHECK: Did Tinubu withdraw support for Soludo?
A few hours before the start of the Anambra State governorship election, a Facebook user claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had withdrawn his support for Charles Soludo, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). According to the post, Tinubu’s alleged support had shifted to Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of...
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FACT CHECK: A CSO group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA with plans to use fake police to rig Anambra election?
A claim found in a Facebook post states that a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group uncovered APGA’s secret camp in Ihiala LGA where dozens of fake police and DSS uniforms were found with plans to disrupt the 2025 Anambra governorship election. The post was shared in the Facebook group Ihiala LGA Homies by the user...
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FACT CHECK: An intelligence report has uncovered how APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu planned to disrupt the election with thugs and fake police?
A claim received via the Check by Meedan tool states there is an intelligence report that has uncovered how the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicholas Ukachukwu, planned to use thugs and fake police to disrupt the November 8 governorship election. This is coming hours before the opening of polls in the...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra...
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FACT CHECK: Did INEC propose to keep sensitive materials for the Anambra November 8 governorship election in Delta State?
A claim submitted by our Soldiers of Mouth (SoM) suggests that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) intends to store sensitive electoral materials in Delta State ahead of the upcoming Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8. Claim: INEC proposed to keep sensitive materials for the Anambra November 8 governorship election in Delta state? Verification:...
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