Claim: Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi has emerged as one of the top contenders looking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in February's election. A recent Twitter post claimed to show a picture of Obi using a teleprompter during a speech at the London-based think tank Chatham House. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found the photo has been digitally altered to add a teleprompter.
Fact-check: Photo manipulated to give false impression Nigerian presidential candidate used a teleprompter
Verdict: photo manipulated to give false impression nigerian presidential candidate used a teleprompter
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Erin Flanagan
Date published: 2023-01-27T17:13:00