•Report by Halimah Olamide
The Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC), has debunked claims attributed to its team making rounds on social media.
In a statement released by the NFC on Friday, it said that the fact-check card had passed a verdict that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “inherited great real estate” is correct.
It said that the masterminds of the false information were referring to a claim made by Mr Tinubu while he was answering questions on his source of wealth during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The authors further claimed that Tinubu “inherited Lagos from his father, tamed the Atlantic, thereby increasing the value of the land”.
The NFC has however dissociated itself from the false information and has urged the public to note that their team has no hand in it.
“As a group of credible Nigerian fact-checkers, researchers and journalists, we hereby dissociate ourselves from the mischief verdict concocted and attributed to us.
“We urge the public to note that none of our fact-checkers has a hand in producing this bogus factchecking card.
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“As Nigerians prepare for the forthcoming 2023 general elections, we remain committed to producing well-researched fact-checks to hold politicians accountable while providing the electorate with verified information towards making informed decision and upholding the nation’s democracy.”