Claim A message forwarded multiple times on WhatsApp claims that the Returning Officer for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, was arrested and detained in Abuja. The message was circulated with the headline: “Osun Election Returning Officer, Prof Joshua Olalekan Arrested, Detained in Abuja.” Why We Checked The claim emerged shortly…
Shortly after Senator Ademola Adeleke was re-elected as the governor of Osun State, a message claiming the governor was doling out ₦15,000 to celebrate his victory at the poll began circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. It included a link where people were directed to click and obtain the money. It read as…
Claim An X post by @debbySimon69 alleges that all personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force, as well as all 17 governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are in Osun State to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rig the August…
Claim A report published by Dockaysworld on August 15, 2026, with the headline: “BREAKING! Armed Men Take Over House Of Assembly Speaker’s Residence,” claims that armed men took over or surrounded the residence of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, during the 2026 Osun governorship election. The report…
Claim A video published by News Central TV on Saturday during the Osun State Governorship election claimed that a dispute occurred at Polling Unit 009, Ward 2, Ede North, after voters complained that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine was not functioning. Findings Using various fact checking tools, we found out that the claim…
A claim surfaced on Facebook that names of polling unit officials and assistant polling unit officials trained and deployed for the Osun State gubernatorial elections have been changed. Oni Gbenga Lawrence made this post on his Facebook page on Friday August 14, 2026. The Facebook post had gathered 41 comments 22 reshares and 81 likes…
Claims Different claims surfaced online on August 15 during the Osun Governorship election, highlighting disruptions at different polling units during voting. Areas indicated in the claims were Ikire LGA, Ward 4 Unit 4 & 5. Ejigbo, Ward 8 Olorunda LGA Unit 20, Orisunbare unit 1 Atakunmosa East and Irewole Local Government Area. In Ikire, a…
Claim A video circulating on social media (Facebook) and others claims that police officers fired tear gas at people gathered at a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Modakeke, Osun State, and subsequently carted away election materials during the state’s governorship election on August 15, 2026. The content recorded with an Infenix Hot 30i had garnered…
Claim A recent video circulating online claims that suspected fake accord iINEC officials caught in Odeomi of Qyedaade LG Midnight of August 14, 2026 with 3.15k views The claim reads: “suspected fake accord INEC officials caught in Odeomi of Ayedaade LG midnight of August 14 2026. Full text Suspected fake Accord Party and INEC officials…
Claim A report circulating online claims that Hon. Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord Party member in the Osun State House of Assembly, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, confessed to the police that he imported 146 “alien voters” into Ikire to vote for the Accord Party. The report also claims that the lawmaker and the 146 persons were…
