Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks on #NigeriaDecides2023
CLAIM: The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has withdrawn from the race and has asked his supporters to vote for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Boko Haram took over election commission offices in northern Nigerian states
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Africa Check
CLAIM: Some social media users claim the Boko Haram terrorist group has taken over INEC offices in Kaduna and Kano states.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Twitter users claim the Accord party has merged with Labour Party (LP).
VERDICT: CORRECT
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: A viral SMS claims voters can locate polling units by sending their PVC 9-digit codes to 8014.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: South African broadcaster ‘censored’ controversial interview with outgoing Eskom chief exec André de Ruyter
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Africa Check
CLAIM: A voice in a viral audio clip claims that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, and Aminu Tanbuwal of Sokoto State, are plotting to rig the general election.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: A graphic circulating on election morning claims the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has withdrawn from the presidential race and declared his support for Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Former president Obasanjo stopped a million Chadians from voting for Nigeria’s governing party
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Africa Check
CLAIM: A Twitter user (@Naija_PR) claims the Labour Party (LP) logo is missing on the ballot papers sent to Ondo State.
VERDICT: TRUE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: A Twitter user (@Naija_PR) claims the Labour Party (LP) logo is missing on the ballot papers sent to Ondo State.
VERDICT: MOSTLY TRUE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Circulating audio of Atiku, Okowa, Tambuwal Viral Voice note Plotting to rig the elections is undecided
VERDICT: UNDECIDED
SOURCE: FactCheckElection
CLAIM: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, said over six million new permanent voter cards were collected in the state.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: A blog site, litepawa.org, published a report on how Ganduje’s supporters attacked the supporters of Kwankwaso in Kano State.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: A Lawmaker of PDP was arrested in Rivers State For Possession of 498,100 USD, allegedly for Vote buying
VERDICT: TRUE
SOURCE: FactCheckElections
CLAIM: A video showing electoral violence in Nigeria’s 2023 elections has gone viral on social media.
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Katsina State Police Command arrested party agents for attempting to hack into the INEC server
VERDICT FALSE
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: Peter Obi declared support for Atiku Abubakar
VERDICT: FALSE
SOURCE: fact-check election
