Claim: As the presidential race in Nigeria heats up, candidates are in the crossfire of disinformation. A video viewed tens of thousands of times allegedly shows the ruling party's candidate, Bola Tinubu, describing his rival Atiku Abubakar as the former governor of southeastern Anambra State – instead of another key opponent, Peter Obi. On the campaign trail, Tinubu has come under scrutiny for making verbal gaffes. But in this case, the claim is false. AFP Fact Check found that the clip appears to have an audio glitch which alters its original meaning. Other footage and transcripts of the speech show Tinubu was referring to Obi, who served as Anambra governor several times, including most recently from June 2007 to March 2014.
Fact-check: Audio glitch in Nigerian presidential candidate's speech gives false impression of verbal gaffe
Verdict: audio glitch in nigerian presidential candidate's speech gives false impression of verbal gaffe
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Erin Flanagan
Date published: 2023-02-01T19:50:00