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WABMA, US Consulate Office & Enugu Literary Society Train Journalists On Fact Checking

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Over twenty journalists in Benin City have been trained in fact-Checking and detecting Misinformation organized by the West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy, WABMA, Enugu Literary Society and the US Consulate Lagos.

The programme was held at the Benin City Window on America located at the corporate Office of Independent Television and Radio, Glass House, Airport Road, Benin City.

Kingsley Uchegbu was among ten participants from Independent Television and Radio Benin who participated in the two-day training programme.

Source: ITV Radio

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💥Breaking News! DEBUNKER Edition 42

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💥Breaking News! DEBUNKER Edition 42

Was Aishatu Dahiru ‘Binani’ announced as Governor Of Adamawa State?

Does Picture show LP Lagos assembly candidate, Olumide Oworu attacked during elections?

Was Obasanjo out of the country during the Governorship Election?

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Please see this week’s edition of WABMA’s Fake News Debunker. WABMA works with a network of media practitioners to debunk misinformation shared on social media and news outlets.

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Media practitioners, and the general public, are encouraged to join this network of professionals and user-generated debunkers.


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Was Obasanjo out of the country during the Governorship Election?

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News broke out during the Governorship Election that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was out of the country.

The claim is true, here’s what we know

Many people expected that Obasanjo would show up as usual at his polling unit in Abeokuta.

Obasanjo voted during the presidential election and it was said that he has never missed an election in the state.

But surprisingly, he didn’t show up on the day of the governorship election. This spiked speculation about his location, hence, the news of him being out of the country.

When contacted his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi disclosed that Obasanjo had traveled out of the country earlier, he was supposed to return a day before the election but couldn’t return.

Conclusion
Since the former president didn’t show up at his polling unit in the election day and with confirmation from his media aide, the claim that Obasanjo was out of the country is TRUE

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Does Picture show LP Lagos assembly candidate, Olumide Oworu attacked during elections?

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A picture of Olumide Oworu, the LP house of assembly candidate for Surulere LGA 1, circulated on social media with claims that he sustained injuries in an attack by political thugs.

The claim is misleading, here’s why

Using Google reverse image, ro result showed up for the image. But upon deep finding, it showed up on the Instagram page of a makeup artist @carinasfx.

The picture dates back to October 7, 2022 and it was shot on a movie set.

The viral image of Oworu is old and misleading. It has been online for about five months.

Though the LP house of assembly candidate reported an attack on him and his team in Surulere on March 14, the picture trending is not related to the event.

Conclusion:
The viral image showing that Oworu was attacked by thugs is misleading.

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