INSIGHT: How disinformation on social media is fuelling crisis in Niger Republic thecable.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecable.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Niger’s finance minister Ahmat Jidoud is not the man shown crying in a widely shared video on social media. Rather, it is Marou Amadou, ex-justice minister.
Fact Check-Niger's finance minister is not crying man in viral video reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The July coup in Niger is fuelling disinformation in neighbouring Nigeria. Several accounts on social media recently claimed that a video they shared showed the Nigerien finance minister crying after coup leaders gave him an ultimatum to account for stolen funds or face certain death. But the claim is false: the clip, which was taken in 2021, shows former justice minister Marou Amadou and is unrelated to the coup.
Niger finance minister shown crying on TV after being given 48 hours by coup leaders to account for all stolen money or face death by firing squad -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net sott.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sott.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.