AI-generated image shared as photograph of APC rally in Cross River

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_11_02_42a315fa
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: Nigeria
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Synthetic Image Fraud
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Misinformation

Topics

Synthetic Image Image Manipulation Visual Impersonation Authenticity Harm

Summary

On 2 November 2026 an X user posted an image purportedly showing a massive crowd at the APC campaign rally held at U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. FactCheckHub found the image to be AI-generated: ZeroGPT gave a 99% probability, Hive Moderation and Is It AI also flagged it, and geolocation and structural comparison showed the stadium depiction (stands fully covered) is inconsistent with the real venue.

The fact-checkers concluded the rally did take place on 2 November 2026 and attracted supporters, but the circulated image is not an authentic photograph of that event and therefore is misleading when presented as evidence of turnout.

Sources

AI-generated image shared as photograph of APC rally in Cross River

factcheckhub.com · 2026-11-06 · Primary