APC Accuses Atiku, ADC of Plotting Deepfake Campaign Against Kaduna Rally

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of orchestrating a plan to discredit the social gathering’s presidential marketing campaign flag-off in Kaduna.

APC PCC spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, alleged in a press release on Saturday that the opposition was deploying propaganda instruments, together with deepfake movies, counterfeit paperwork, and misinformation, to mislead the general public and manipulate opinion forward of the rally.

According to Alake, a faux letter purportedly signed by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani claimed the state launched ₦2.3 trillion to host the rally.

He dismissed the declare as “senseless and baseless,” noting that the determine exceeded Kaduna’s mixed budgets for 3 years.

The council additionally accused Atiku’s camp of circulating deceptive photographs and movies, together with {a photograph} of a routine safety patrol close to an APC billboard, which was falsely offered as proof of particular safety for marketing campaign supplies.

“We have uncovered a well-orchestrated, devious plan… to misinform and disinform the public, manipulate opinion through fake news operations, deepfake videos, and counterfeit documents, all in a bid to discredit the APC rally in Kaduna,” the assertion learn.

The APC PCC urged Nigerians to ignore the alleged propaganda and stay targeted on the marketing campaign’s message, warning that doctored content material would proceed to floor because the rally progressed.

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