{"id":1566929,"date":"2022-07-22T17:17:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T21:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1566929"},"modified":"2022-07-22T17:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T21:19:37","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-crowd-attacking-nigerian-presidential-candidate-ahmed-tinubus-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-crowd-attacking-nigerian-presidential-candidate-ahmed-tinubus-car\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Crowd Attacking Nigerian Presidential Candidate Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-a-crowd-attacking-nigerian-presidential-candidate-ahmed-tinubus-car%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1566929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1562605934133703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows a crowd attacking Nigerian politician Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s car.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7482024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM.png 1284w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM-282x120.png 282w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM-620x261-1.png 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM-768x324-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM-1535x648-1.png 1535w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-9.59.10-AM-2048x864-1.png 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The footage shows a 2020 incident involving a different Nigerian politician, according to local news reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next Nigerian presidential election has been set for February 2023, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/top-news\/421045-inec-announces-date-for-2023-presidential-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premium Times<\/a>. Nigeria\u2019s All Progressives Congress Party <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialAPCNg\/status\/1534540484772864004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> Tinubu, who previously served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/successfulsocieties.princeton.edu\/interviews\/bola-tinubu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">governor<\/a> of the state of Lagos in Nigeria, as its candidate after he won the party\u2019s primary election last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">IT\u2019S OFFICIAL: H.E. Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is winner of our Presidential Primary, polling 1,271 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our 2023 Election Presidential Candidate. Vit\u00f3ria \u00c9 Certa!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7yTv1hmmgF\">pic.twitter.com\/7yTv1hmmgF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 APC Nigeria (@OfficialAPCNg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialAPCNg\/status\/1534540484772864004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A July 13 Facebook post claims his motorcade was recently attacked by a crowd. The footage shows a crowd striking and throwing objects at a convoy of vehicles. \u201cTinubu was given a run for his life at Osun State,\u201d reads part of the post\u2019s caption.\u00a0The Osun state is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Osun,+Nigeria\/@7.538119,0.633162,6z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x10381b1492f19919:0x4444a9d7e31afcd3!8m2!3d7.5628964!4d4.5199593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">southwestern<\/a> Nigeria.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/05\/23\/fact-check-cnn-chryon-false-coronavirus-cases-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018False COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria\u2019 \u2013 Did CNN Air This News Chyron?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reality, the footage is more than a year old and shows an attack on a different Nigerian politician. The Nigerian news outlet Plus TV Africa posted the same footage on YouTube in October 2020 with the title, \u201c#Endsars: Thugs Attack Gov.Oyetola\u2019s Convoy (News | Nigeria).\u201d The video\u2019s description explains the motorcade belonged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/top-news\/543269-osundecides2022-oyetola-appeals-to-supporters-to-remain-calm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tribuneonlineng.com\/photos-hoodlums-attack-osun-governor-destroy-his-car-at-endsars-protest-venue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigerian Tribune<\/a> also reported on the attack at the time.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Tinubu has not <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=car%20(from%3AOfficialAPCNg)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> or issued any <a href=\"https:\/\/officialapc.ng\/?s=car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> about an attack on him or his team.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/05\/23\/fact-check-cnn-chryon-false-coronavirus-cases-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018False COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria\u2019 \u2013 Did CNN Air This News Chyron?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation related to Nigerian elections has spread online. Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/19\/fact-check-nigerian-election-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corrected<\/a> a false rumor in May that alleged a Dutch man named Wieber Boer was campaigning to be governor of Nigeria\u2019s Plateau State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The footage was filmed in 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1566929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1566929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}