A viral image showing President Bola Tinubu shaking hands with activist Omoyele Sowore is fake. Forensic analysis by WITHIN NIGERIA revealed signs of artificial intelligence manipulation, including unnatural hand positioning, weak grip, and distorted finger joints. Skin textures and joint details appear overly smooth, typical of AI-generated visuals. No Nigerian media outlet has reported such a meeting between Tinubu and Sowore. Searches across local and national news platforms found no evidence of the event.
Omoyele Sowore responded to the image on Facebook on 7 April 2026. He called the image "manufactured" and dismissed it as propaganda. "The unlikely reactionary coalition working tirelessly to hold Nigeria down has now resorted to deploying these fake AI images in a desperate bid to distort reality," Sowore said. He described the image as "not just propaganda but subconscious confessions."
The viral post falsely claims Sowore is working for Tinubu and receiving payment to attack opposition figures Peter Obi and Alex Otti. No evidence supports these allegations. The image circulates with captions accusing Sowore of hypocrisy. The claims suggest he will organize another Kanu protest. The analysis confirms the image was digitally created and does not depict a real event.
A viral image claims Omoyele Sowore now works for Bola Tinubu, yet Sowore has publicly dismissed it as AI-generated propaganda. The fake handshake circulates with claims he is paid to attack Peter Obi and Alex Otti, though no evidence supports this. Sowore's rejection of the image as a "subconscious confession" suggests the narrative may expose more about the spreaders than the subject. Nigerians sharing the image as truth risk amplifying disinformation instead of questioning its source.
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