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Fake: Did Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi visit president-elect Bola Tinubu? No, image is manipulated IN SHORT: With Peter Obi challenging Bola Tinubu's presidential election victory in court, a visit to his rival would be newsworthy. But that visit did not happen. A post circulating on social media claims that Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi visited president-elect Bola Tin (Source: Africa Check)

False: An aerial picture of migrants crossing a bridge, some holding flags, shows an “invasion” of the U.S. that was “authorized” by President Joe Biden. The U.S. is facing a surge of migrants at the southern border as the country prepares for the end of a policy linked to the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed officials to quickly expel many migrants, as The Associated Press hasreported. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: No evidence Fox News aired ‘darkened’ photo of Atlanta shooter Fox News reports of a shooting suspect who opened fire at an Atlanta medical facility in May 2023 featured an authentic police handout of the suspect. Social media posts have shared a police handout image of the suspect with a darkened version of the same photo alongside unsuppor (Source: Reuters)