{
  "id": 16414989,
  "title": "APC Accuses Atiku, ADC of Plotting to Discredit Tinubu’s Campaign Flag-off in Kaduna With Fake News",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/apc-accuses-atiku-adc-of-plotting-to-discredit-tinubus-campaign-flag",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T02:25:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/25/apc-accuses-atiku-adc-of-plotting-to-discredit-tinubus-campaign-flag-off-in-kaduna-with-fake-news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of launching a fake news campaign aimed at discrediting the party's presidential campaign rally in Kaduna. The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) stated that Atiku was worried about losing northern votes to APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. According to the PCC, the ADC orchestrated a \"well-orchestrated, devious plan\" involving AI, deepfake videos, and counterfeit documents to mislead the public about the APC rally, Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, and APC leaders. The plot allegedly began with the circulation of a photograph of a security vehicle near an APC campaign billboard, which was used to claim security agents were deployed to protect the billboards. The PCC alleges that the story was published in a national newspaper and shared by Atiku on social media. The council also claims the ADC circulated an alleged letter from Kaduna State Governor Sani to the APC Presidential Campaign Council, claiming a massive N2.3 trillion allocation from the state government for the rally. The PCC questions the logic behind such an extravagant claim, pointing out that it exceeds the state's annual budget for the past three years combined. The council asserts that Atiku and the ADC are incapable of winning any election and will resort to despicable and atrocious tactics to stay in power. They urge Nigerians to remain vigilant and reject the opposition's machinations.",
  "summary": "•Keyamo: ADC presidential candidate jittery over losing north to Tinubu •Tinubu’s panic cannot erase APC’s terrible record, says ADC Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Chinedu Eze in Lagos",
  "key_points": [
    "APC accuses ADC and Atiku of launching fake news campaign against Tinubu's campaign rally in Kaduna.",
    "Alleged plot involved AI, deepfake videos, and counterfeit documents to mislead public."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The escalation of accusations involving deepfakes and counterfeit documents signals a shift toward digital disinformation as a primary weapon in the intensifying struggle for northern electoral influence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}