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Nigeria elections 2023: edited video of Peter Obi goes viral

By France24
18 January 2023   |   11:32 am
Less than a month ahead of presidential elections in Nigeria, some social media users are sharing a doctored video of candidate Peter Obi, in which he allegedly exaggerates poverty statistics in his favour during his time as governor of Anambra State. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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