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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 27/12/2024

Old video of Nigerian president dancing was filmed in 2023, not during 2024 stampedes

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 12/08/2024

‘Hashtags for hire’: How paid digital mercenaries meddled in Kenyan and Nigerian polls

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 08/08/2024

Posts misleadingly claim Nigerian opposition leader Obi addressed anti-government protesters

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/07/2024

Post falsely claims Nigerian leader resigned as chairman of West African bloc

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 19/10/2023

Post misrepresents Australian writer’s opinion as official US stance on Nigerian election

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 26/09/2023

Old video shows Jamaican lawyer, not Nigerian, burning wigs in act of protest

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 06/09/2023

Posts falsely claim new winner declared in Nigeria’s 2023 Delta state governor poll

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 24/07/2023

Post falsely claims Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi handed win by election tribunal

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/07/2023

Post misleadingly claims Nigeria’s electoral body failed to call witness in case contesting poll result

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 17/05/2023

Post misrepresents lawyer’s remarks in TV interview about Nigerian presidential election

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 16/05/2023

Nigerian separatist’s lawyer falsely linked to Labour leader’s poll result challenge

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 04/05/2023

Misleading post claims Nigerian traditional ruler rejected Bola Tinubu's election win

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 02/05/2023

Clip misleadingly claims Bola Tinubu’s presidential win certificate has been withdrawn

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 19/04/2023

Tweet falsely claims Joe Biden announced Nigeria stopover en route to N. Ireland

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 17/04/2023

Photo of Nigeria’s outgoing leader and successor taken in Abuja in 2019, not S. Arabia in 2023

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 12/04/2023

Misleading posts claim author Wole Soyinka asked Nigeria's president-elect to step down

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 11/04/2023

Post falsely claims Nigerian official admitted to announcing bogus election results

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 27/03/2023

Posts falsely claim Alex Otti is the first elected governor from the Labour Party

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 24/03/2023

Posts falsely claim Nigerian separatist group is not listed on global terrorism index

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 23/03/2023

A spokesman for Nigeria’s ruling party falsely claims state elected first female governor

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 23/03/2023

Photo shows Nigerian politician with movie make-up on, not injuries from an attack

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 22/03/2023

Old video shows suspects being arrested in Oyo state, not Lagos

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 15/03/2023

Parody tweet and not award-winning academic accused Nigeria’s president-elect of electoral fraud

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 14/03/2023

Old photo shows Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu with opposition politician, not chief justice

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/03/2023

Video of army spokesman accusing Nigerian governor of attempted bribery from 2019, not 2023

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 09/03/2023

TIME magazine cover with image of Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi is fake

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 09/03/2023

Post falsely claims video shows Nigerian election staffer rigging ballots for 2023 winning party

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 08/03/2023

Video shows protest against tribunal ruling in Osun, not attack on Lagos traders

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