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[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

The best thing you can do for #Nigeria and #Nigerians during this election is to #SHARE credible and authoritative information. Void the spread of falsehood. If in doubt, let us at @crosscheckNG #Verify it for you.
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The fervor with which journalists and researchers hit fact-checking has ebbed after the elections. Justifications for this mostly hinges on finance. Most of the journalists in the project owe allegiance to their newsrooms. https://t.co/1aCB3uJLjL

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@Jozienom @officialEFCC @JumiaNigeria @ICPC_PE @JumiaNGHelp @CPCNig Hello, @Jozienom can you share details of what happened you and @JumiaNigeria. We are a coalition of journalists from different media houses in Nigeria. We can help with story on this.

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Lie: Obasanjo did not flee Nigeria cos of election result. See why he traveled here on @crosscheckNG - https://t.co/52JEJwEIRL
#FakeNews #misinformation

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Did @MBuhari really vote for @atiku in error as claimed on social media? @crosscheckNG has an answer.
#FakeNews #SayNoToMisinformation #NigeriaDecides2019 #2019Elections @inecnigeria @AfricaCheck @dubawaNG

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At Daura, Katsina State where President Buhari visited to cast his vote for this year's election, he was dressed in a dark blue native attire.
CrossCheck Nigeria..., confirms picture was dug out from the 2015 presidential election.... #NigeriaDecides2019 https://t.co/99c4us7D5Q

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@vn6 Well, point is, contrary to #FakeNews that you must vote with only your THUMB, @inecnigeria says you can vote with any of you fingers. Got it?

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

Don't forget o. You can vote with ANY FINGER

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

Get the ballot box colour right
#NigeriaDecides2019 #2019Elections @inecnigeria

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

Election no be war o. Let's have peaceful elections.
@inecnigeria #NigeriaDecides2019 #2019Elections
@SituationRoomNg #NoToFFakeNews

[CIPESA @cipesaug]

See the Eight Ways @facebook is Preparing for #Elections Across Africa via @fbnewsroom -> https://t.co/J5QFFH4J08

#DigitalLiteracy
#Transparency
#DigitalSecurity
#FactCheck
#DisInformation

[Lolade Chioma Nwanze @LoladeSowoolu]

They told us 2pm. We dey here since. But they need first attend to foreign observers. Could @inecnigeria not have briefed local press together with foreign observers? What’s the info they must have that we can’t? In our own country, we’ll be last to get explanations. Why?

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

Yes, @DonOkereke, the elections have been postponed. The presidential and national assembly elections to hold February 9, the governorship and state house of assembly elections to hold March 9.

[Don Okereke, CPP. @DonOkereke]

Someone in the know kindly confirm the authenticity of the report that today's election has been postponed?
#NigeriaDecides2019

@inecnigeria @Bulwark_Intel @LocusBendi @SecurityalertNg @YIAGA @crosscheckNG @AfricaCheck @TheWomanWrapper @delurxe @Jidee_

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#CONFIRMED: @inecnigeria has postponed #NigeriaDecides2019. Presidential and @nassnigeria elections to hold on February 23rd, and States & FCT councils elections to hold March 9th.

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#On #ElectionDay, @crosscheckNG would be on standby to #Verify, debunk and #FactCheck information concerning the election, the candidates and the voting process.
The information you share is key.
If you're in doubt of any info, please contact us on WhatsApp: [phone]

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

Vote with your finger of choice!

You can vote with any finger, as long as the print does not stray into another box.

https://t.co/ggOiDlzpJO

#NigeriaDecides2019

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Kayode Ogundamisi dug out an old fake photo of Amaechi and Oshiomhole.

Through an image reverse search on the photo, we found that the Amaechi-version of the photograph first surfaced online in August 2015, also as a rumour then.

https://t.co/u6Gh8SRb54

#NigeriaDecides2019

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#On #ElectionDay, @crosscheckNG would be on standby to #Verify, debunk and #FactCheck information concerning the election, the candidates and the voting process.
The information you share is key.
Inf you're in doubt of any info, please contact us on WhatsApp: [phone]

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

One day to go before #NigeriaDecides2019 presidential election. Be vigilant. Ensure you don't information capable of undermining the democratic process in #Nigeria. If you have doubts about information you see, contact @crosscheckNG on WhatsApp: [phone].

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

#On #ElectionDay, @crosscheckNG would be on standby to #Verify, debunk and #FactCheck information concerning the election, the candidates and the voting process.
The information you share is key.
If you're in doubt of any infomation, please contact us on WhatsApp: [phone]

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

... voters on finger usage and how to vote properly.
A vote is invalid if the fingerprint is between two parties’ symbols, is not in a box near any party or the ballot paper is not thumb printed at all.

[CrossCheckNigeria @crosscheckNG]

This is how to vote during the elections.
@inecnigeria @ogundamisi @farooqkperogi @Omojuwa @HamzyCODE
@toluogunlesi @AsoRock @NGRPresident @atiku @SpokesManAtiku
#VoteRight #Thread

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... choice and does not stray into another box.

Various forms of misinformation around choice of voting finger have been shared on Whatsapp since Tuesday, February 12, three days to the 2019 general elections. Some registered political parties are also sensitizing...