On 19 June 2026, a claim went viral on Facebook alleging that some people had been collecting food items from politicians ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election. Attached to the claim is an image of people holding packs of Semovita and an All Progressives Congress (APC) placard. Claim: Residents of Ekiti State received food...
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All We Know: INEC’s omission of NRM governorship candidate’s name in Edo State
The CDD War Room can confirm that INEC did not publish the name of NRM’s gubernatorial candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state after the party conducted a primary election.
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FACT CHECK: How true is claim that there was no election anywhere in Orsu LGA, Imo state?
On November 11, 2023, a Twitter user posted a video with the caption, “I told you guys there was no election anywhere in Orsu LGA in Imo West. This is the result manufacture process now in motion for @Hope_Uzodimma1 & @OfficialAPCNg under the active stewardship of @inecnigeria officials. If you don’t like it, as they...
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FACT CHECK: Eze of Orlu’s Palace Burnt Down Due To Support for Hope Uzodinma?
On September 12, 2023, a video with several captions was circulated across the X (formerly Twitter) social media platform. The 45 seconds long video has different captions that include: “Palace of the Eze of Orlu was burnt by unknown people, following his open Support for Gov. Hope Uzodinma.#iPhone15Pro #AbujaTwitterCommunity #AbujaXCommunity #AbujaTradeFair #Lagos #LaResistenciaLulo #AllInLoveWithHanbin” Another...
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FACT CHECK: Was Jandor Fashola’s cameraman as Fayose claims?
Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti state, said during an interview with Arise News on March 3, 2023, that Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor and the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was a photographer to a former governor of Lagos state. Fayose made the claim while he was speaking on...