#FactCheck
: Femi Fani-Kayode of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made multiple claims about Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
@CDDWarRoom
checked, and here's what we found. Read more:
#FactCheck
: Festus Keyamo of the APC claimed Peter Obi deleted a tweet announcing his resignation from the PDP in response to APC's petition on the 2023 election.
@CDDWarRoom
checked and found it to be false. Read more:
#FactCheck
: The presidential candidate of the PDP,
@Atiku
Abubakar, claimed he was the head of the economic management team while he was VP. Former minister of education,
@obyezeks
, said his claim is untrue.
@CDDWarRoom
checked, and here's what we found:
#FactCheck
: While speaking about coal and climate change at a rally in Enugu, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the APC, said Nigeria does not have lithium and gas.
@CDDWarRoom
checked and found his claims to be false. Read more:
#FactCheck
: Dele Alake of the APC said the video showing Tinubu's viral 'Balablu' gaffe was doctored. Just to be sure,
@CDDWarRoom
checked TVC's live stream and here is what we found:
#FactCheck
: As predicted by
@CDDWarRoom
, a previously-debunked video claiming Peter Obi of the Labour Party is begging Nigerians to support Atiku Abubakar of the PDP is now making the rounds on social media, particularly,
@WhatsApp
. Tell your friends and foes, this is false.
#FactCheck
: Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, posted an image of Peter Obi alongside claims that he was eating with two bottles of Hero Beer, which he alleged has the Biafra trademark.
@CDDWarRoom
found that the image was manipulated and does not show Obi at all.
#FactCheck
: Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, made these 10 claims in a recent post-election interview on
@ARISEtv
.
@CDDWarRoom
checked and found only one of the 10 claims to be true. Read more:
We hereby state that
@PeterObi
was correct. And we regret the error & apologise to Obi.
The Nigeria Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC) is non-partisan and committed to upholding the truth and curbing the spread of false information ahead of the 2023 general elections.
#FactCheck
: Does one Local Government Area in Kaduna have as many votes as the entire Anambra state, as Nasir El-Rufai claimed? Guess no more.
@CDDWarRoom
checked, and here is what we found:
#NigeriaDecides2023
#FactShield
: What happens if a candidate dies before election day? What about if they die on election day? What happens if a candidate wins the election but dies before inauguration?
@CDDWarRoom
answers all these questions here:
#FactCheck
: Atiku, Okowa, and Tambuwal discussing how to rig elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party? No. The audio file making the rounds is doctored.
@CDDWarRoom
explains. Read here:
The increase of fake news poses a threat in the 2023 General Elections.
Join the conversation this Thursday on our twitter space with
@SavvyRinu
@FactsMatterNg
@CDDFactCheck
to discuss fake news and it's impacts.
#Fact
Set a reminder for this space
#FactShield
: ANAP, Stears, Bloomberg, Nextier, SBM-EiE, NHRC... numerous pre-election opinion polls have predicted the winner of the Feb 25 presidential election. Can polls be partisan? Do they determine the eventual outcomes?
@CDDWarRoom
explains here:
#FactCheck
: Can you print your PVC yourself? No, except you've been craving some jail time.
@CDDWarRoom
found that only INEC has the sole authority for printing PVCs. Anyone else is committing a crime punishable by law. Read more:
#FactCheck
:
@ARISEtv
journalist, Ayo Mairo-Ese, asserted that
@abikedabiri
labeled young Nigerians as drug dealers and members of cults. However, did Abike Dabiri-Erewa ever make such a statement? We checked and found this to be misleading. Read more.:
CORRECTION: We (CDD Fact Check, Nigeria) posted this fact-check as a part of the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition (NFC). It was done during the coalition's live-fact-checking of the Arise TV Townhall on Sunday, 04 December 2022.
#FactCheck
: Multiple Twitter users claims Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the NNPP, does not have the academic doctorate he claims to have. The team
@CDDWarRooom
checked, and here is what we found:
A coalition comprising 43 frontline CSOs and Femi Falana’s law firm have asked President
@MBuhari
to resign or be removed from office by the
@nassnigeria
if he cannot address the persistent insecurity in the country.
via
@PremiumTimesng
@YIAGA
For the avoidance of doubt, CDD & other CSOs in Nigeria are of the view that the
#EndSARS
protests, which gripped the country in the last few weeks, focused on the legitimate demands of the Nigerian youth for an end to
@PoliceNG
brutality & other human rights abuses.
@EiENigeria
06:40: Lokoja Ward A Collation Center, The Collation Officer Rejected the Senatorial Result for unit 06 citing Mutilation. It was also discovered that, the Score for PDP was deducted by the PO as earlier raised by the PDP Agent.
#NigeriaDecides2019
@thecableng
#CDDAnalysisCentre
In new report, "Buhari's Corruption Fight: A Five Year Assessment" details the achievements and gaps in the implementation of the anti-corruption programme of President
@MBuhari
.
Download:
#CDDWAfrica
#FactCheck
: Did Kashim Shettima, APC vice-presidential candidate, confirm that he is "sick and unfit"?
@CDDWarRoom
reviewed the interview where Shettima spoke about his health and that of his principal, Bola Tinubu. Read what we found here:
Nigeria is sinking into a state of fear.
TV and radio hosts interrupt guests at every juncture, trying to keep conversations "civil".
Now, church security handover 10 young men to the DDS for wearing "Buhari Must Go" Tshirts in church, so as not to appear to be backing them.
Investigative journalist ‘
@fisayosoyombo
spent 10 weeks tracing the deaths, disappearances and injuries from the military intervention in the Lekki Toll Gate protest of October 20, 2020.
#EndSARS
#FactCheck
: It's been two weeks since the presidential election. But the misinformation is not slowing down. Here are some fact-checks by
@CDDWarRoom
to start your week:
Did Lagos set up the first
#EndSARS
panel as Sanwo-Olu claims? Read more:
#FactCheck
: You may have seen a video making the rounds alongside claims that there will be no election in the southeastern part of Nigeria.
@CDDWarRoom
checked and found it to be an old video showing
#IPOB
members threatening against the 2019 elections.
An official of the
@inecnigeria
, Mrs. Mary Efeturi, has cried out in a WhatsApp group that the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, is holding her hostage with the military personnel.
@HQNigerianArmy
@PoliceNG
"Our role as observers is to not dictate, but work to ensure there is fairness and fear play within the political space. Nigeria is setting the stage for new democratic experiences."-Ernest Koroma, Frm. President of Sierra Leone and Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission
CLAIM: NNPP Presidential candidate,
@KwankwasoRM
, claimed his government sponsored over 3,000 Kano residents to study in Nigeria and abroad In four years.
VERDICT: Insufficient Evidence
SOURCE: Daily Trust, ThisDay
DATE: 19/11/2022
#NGFactcheckers
#FactsMatter
#NigeriaDecides
A Person with Disability (PWD) voting at Sombu A, Yorro LGA in Taraba State
#CDDEAC
encourages all
#PWDs
to come out and participate in the electoral process.
#CDDEAC
#NigeriaDecides2023
A government that wants free and fair elections would not even contemplate Ms Onochie as an INEC commissioner, when she should be an APC party agent.
Our Press Statement calls on the senate to return that nomination back to Mr President!
Democratic backsliding at its worst!
LP presidential candidate,
@PeterObi
, claimed that the 2021 budget was 21 trillion Naira with an 11 trillion deficit. He added the 6 trillion was embarked for subsidy.
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCE: BUDGET OFFICE
DATE: 21/11/2022
#NGFactcheckers
#Roadto2023
#nigeriadecides2023
In the light of these anti-
#democratic
acts, which have undermined the sanctity of the ballot therefore, we hold strongly the view that the rerun poll of Thursday, September 27, 2018 does not meet up with the minimum standards for free, fair & credible elections.
#OsunReRun
#FactCheck
: What exactly is the size of the Lagos economy? Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate of the APC, has again said Lagos is the fifth largest economy in Africa.
@CDDWarRoom
checked, and we believe we can settle this conversation here:
#HappeningNow
: Ernest Koroma, Former President of Sierra Leone and Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS - EOM), speaking with CDD Election Analysts ahead of the election.
#CDDEAC
#NigeriaDecides2023
CDD Fact-Check:
The tweet of
@dadiyata
, claiming that Prof. Atahiru Jega said "if the current INEC chairman can emulate me and conduct free and fair elections nothing will stop Atiku from winning 2019 elections" is entirely FALSE.
#FakeNews
@inecnigeria
@PremiumTimesng
Today, CDDWestAfrica released its 6th annual corruption assessment of Buhari's administration.
The report captures the gains and deficits that have been recorded in the past one year by this administration.
#KeepitOn
#june12protest
9:43am, Ward 4 Collation Centre, Ikotun/Ijegun, Alimosho LGA, Lagos West Senatorial District. Electoral officers and Adhoc staff defied rain amidst no proper cover, to continue with the submission of results from their PUs.
#NigeriaDecides2019
@thecableng
@inecnigeria
@DrJoeAbah
#COVID
ー19: Widespread 'FG's Relief Collation Form' is a Scam
We caution members of the public against filling such forms or sharing them until they can verify their authenticity from relevant authorities.
#stopfakenews
#factcheck
@NigeriaGov
@DrJoeAbah
Our fact checking unit,
@CDDFactCheck
, investigated claims that 353 Nigerian doctors have found employment in the UK in the past 100 days.
Verdict: True
Full details:
Protection from Internet Falsehood & Manipulation Bill 2019 (SB 132):
CDD has concluded that the Bill SHOULD NOT PASS. In this memo. CDD outlines 3 main arguments against the Bill’s passage & suggests alternative courses of action.
#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Specifically, CDD frowns at the conduct of the security agents as well as political party stalwarts who took steps that were clearly inimical to the conduct of a free, fair and credible election.
#Osunrerun2018
#OsunRerun
@inecnigeria
We are deeply sad to announce the demise of our Senior Fellow
@Prof_Onwudiwe
. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones on this painful loss.
@DrJoeAbah
@obyezeks
CDD NEWSLETTER: Over the weekend, news platforms across Nigeria reported that a group Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM) had taken responsibility for the attack on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. Read our weekly disinformation newsletter here 👇
7:09AM, Senatorial collation centre, Mapo Hall, Owo, Ondo state.
At Ijebu 1 Ward 4, PUs 4, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17
No votes were recorded in those polling units due to gun shots and riots. Only the total number of Registered Voters were recorded.
#NigeriaDecides2019
@thecableng
#FactCheck
: Rinu Oduala, a social media influencer, shared videos claiming to show unauthorised persons manipulating the IReV portal.
@CDDWarRoom
checked and found this to be false. Read more:
#NigerianElections2023