A photo circulating on Facebook in Nigeria appears to show President Muhammadu Buhari shaking hands with the nation’s Code of Conduct Bureau Chairman Mohammed Isa while both men are wearing face masks — a seeming flouting of precautions during the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is not what happened. The image was doctored using an old photo, taken long before the pandemic.
The image was used in several Facebook posts, including this one by Scannews, which has been shared more than 400 times since it was published on March 21, 2020.

AFP has debunked multiple Facebook posts from Scannews in the past.

In this post, the text accompanying the image called on Nigerian health officials to educate the president on precautionary measures against the spread of the virus that has claimed nearly 20,000 lives since it emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, as reported here by AFP.

The text reads: “Buhari: What is the role of his doctors and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health? You cover your nose, but shake hands. They should properly educate President Muhammadu Buhari on the precautionary measures to be taken.”

The image also appears in posts shared here, here and here on Facebook, here on Instagram, and here and here on Twitter, alongside a similar claim.

But the photo has been doctored. AFP ran a reverse image search and traced the original photo, which does not include face masks. It was shot during an event in May 2019, months before the start of the pandemic.

In a news report published May 27, 2019, Nigerian newspaper The Punch captioned the photo: “Buhari receives asset declaration form from Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Prof. Muhammad Isa.” This photo was slightly cropped, but an uncropped version can also be found in a Facebook post published by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina.

A side-by-side comparison of the two images shows the viral image has been manipulated to add masks to both Buhari and Isa’s faces.

Key phrases such as “Code of Conduct Bureau”, and “Asset Declaration Form for Public Officers” that were written in bold letters on the cover of the document held by the two men in the original photo were blacked out in the doctored version.

With Nigeria’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rising to 46, including one death, as of March 25, 2020, the nation’s centre for disease control urges Nigerians to adopt the use of “no-touch greetings” as a form of social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus.

https://factcheck.afp.com/old-photo-buhari-pandemic-was-doctored-add-face-masks

Hahahaha hahahaha Hahahaha....

But His Excellency should come out live and lead the Country in these times..

The President should be live on Air Almost Everyday of Week in this Season..


That's why He is the President!

This is Not the Season for Audio President..

good one

Dude is super sick.

Wonders shall never end.

Bush meat has finally catch the hunter..

That's what this government is good at. Government of propaganda and lies. Just look at the mess the entire country has turned into.

I don't blame them he dullard I blame the low IQ people that voted him into power.

" A stupid president is elected by stupid people", Imam of Peace 2020.

The president ought to have come on air to address the nation at this difficult time, thereby lifting the hope of every Nigerian that together, we shall all overcome this Covid-19.
Anyway, over to the presidency on the above pictures.

The dude is far gone. COVIK One Nine don bench am.

Osibanjo should be getting ready by now to be elevated in months to come..

But why are Nigerian political leaders like this?
Everything about this government is lie upon lie; but not too long ago, a better and developed country came out to tell her citizens that their Prime Minister is affected by the virus but down this shi.t hole it is always lies.

O ti pari...it is finished
By the way how do seun useless mods select which topic to go frontpage because I see all sorts of partiality and prejudice.
Mynd44 OAM4J

Righteousness89:
Hahahaha hahahaha Hahahaha....

But His Excellency should come out live and lead the Country in these times..

The President should be live on Air Almost Everyday of Week in this Season

That's why He is the President!

Donald Trump has been talking and tweeting while Corona is killing Americans.

Do you want Presidential address or Presidential action?

Great one

Lie lie APC government

For those that wish bad thing to befall our PMB may God almighty forgive you.

Boris J, came out and owned up to have contracted the virus
Prince Charles did same
Donald Trump checked and has been giving us updates everyday on how the US is managing the pandemic
Buhari is not more powerful or better than these men yet he chose the path of deception
Bubu, wetin you gain?

efighter:


Donald Trump has been talking and tweeting while Corona is killing Americans.

Do you want Presidential address or Presidential action?

Your Summation made no sense sir!

It's sooo unfortunate!

This is journalism for real

Create a fake picture, Claim to burst that fake picture. Accuse the other person of being the one who started the whole chain.

Mr intergrity wey dey lie pass satan the devil

sapientia:
Lie lie APC government

Did you really go through the pictures to understand that this is a case of some people out there are deliberately lying against the government and the President?

The sad irony here is that most who are commenting do not even know that it was the government who was at the receiving end of a devious propaganda and photoshop.

Flyingngel:
But why are Nigerian political leaders like this?
Everything about this government is lie upon lie; but not too long ago, a better and developed country came out to tell her citizens that their Prime Minister is affected by the virus but down this shi.t hole it is always lies.

Why are the citizens also lying against the government and the President?

Isn't that the case with this fake pictures that have now been debunked by the government?

This is one of the reasons why Nigeria is world famous for 419/Yahoo Yahoo, some of us are just too fraudulent and criminally minded.

What has "Our Darling Daddy President" done again?

From Doctored Waec result

To Doctored INEC result

To Doctored speech

To Doctored Picture

What has Buhari not Doctored in this life

Let me wait for the elders...

BMC will not make heaven.

Lai mohammed can never be forgiven.

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9jatriot:
Create a fake picture, Claim to burst that fake picture. Accuse the other person of being the one who started the whole chain.

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Where's dog meat seller? His defence is needed on here now

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efighter:


Donald Trump has been talking and tweeting while Corona is killing Americans.

Do you want Presidential address or Presidential action?

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Throwback:


Did you really go through the pictures to understand that this is a case of some people out there are deliberately lying against the government and the President?

Doesn't mean am wrong.

APC = lies

APC = Propaganda

APC = lies + propaganda.

When lies has become a hobby