The claim, which has been circulating on social media, suggests that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria wrote letters to the United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the United States, requesting that FBI documents related to him be withheld. The claim has been widely shared, with many users expressing concern about the alleged letters. However, an investigation by DUBAWA, a fact-checking organization, has found that the letters are fake.
The letters in question appear to be related to a court case in the United States, in which a freedom of information request was made for documents related to President Tinubu. The case, which is ongoing, involves a request for documents from the FBI and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The claim on social media suggests that President Tinubu wrote to the UN and US leaders to prevent the release of these documents.
An analysis of the letters by DUBAWA found that they do not conform to the standard format of official government documents. The letters feature a logo that is not consistent with official government documents, and the signature on the letters does not match President Tinubu's known signature. Furthermore, the content of the letters appears to be inconsistent with the usual protocol for official government communications.
DUBAWA used a tool called VeraAI to analyze the letters and found that one of the letters, allegedly written to the UN Secretary-General, shows strong evidence of being AI-generated. The analysis of the second letter, allegedly written to the US President, was inconclusive, but further analysis using another tool, Isfake.ai, suggested that it may also have been generated using AI.
The Nigerian government's media office has dismissed the claims, with the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Public Enlightenment, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, stating that the letters are fake. "The first thing that is wrong is the logo on the letter," he said, urging the public to disregard the claims.
The court case in the US, which has sparked the claim, is ongoing, with President Tinubu's lawyers arguing that the release of the documents would cause harm to his reputation. The case is being closely watched, given the potential implications for President Tinubu and the Nigerian government.
In conclusion, the claim that President Tinubu wrote letters to the UN and US to conceal FBI documents is false. The letters, which have been widely shared on social media, appear to be AI-generated and do not conform to official government protocols. The Nigerian government has dismissed the claims, and the court case in the US continues.
Key points
- The letters allegedly written by President Tinubu to the UN and US are fake and were likely generated using AI.
