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Fake News

22:05 Nov 19 2019 FCT Farmers Market, Zamfara Crescent, Wuse District, Abuja, Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, 900001, Nigeria

Description

About kogi state gubernatorial election day. Fake news about a proposed violence by a named individual that generated a lot of hate speech.

News Source Link

https://www.facebook.com/798294464/posts/10159078754099465/?app=fbl

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	Nov 16 2019
Date of Reporting:	Nov 19 2019
Text of the Speech:	STOP HIM NOW.....
Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?:	No
Does the text use coded language?:	No
Medium of Dissemination:	Facebook
Link of the Speech:	https://www.facebook.com/798294464/posts/10159078754099465/?app=fbl
If it was gender-based violence/gendered hate speech, what type of gender-based violence/hate speech was it?:	Physical threat
Was it directed at individual or a group of individuals?:	Individual person
Gender of the perpetrator:	Male
Gender of the victim:	Male
Who was the hate speech targeting?:	Male
What Language was the hate speech written in?:	English
Does the speech item does any of the following? (Select all that apply):	Suggest That the Audience/Target Faces a Serious Threat or Violence from Another Group
Does the hate speech call audience to action?:	Yes
If the hate speech is calling the audience to action, for what action?:	It have to do with politics/the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa,Unleash Terror Against Certain Group,To Kill
Was there a reaction to the hate speech? i.e. was it retweeted, liked, shared?:	Yes
No. of Liked:	111
No. of Shared:	46
No. of Comments:	44
Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?:	Reply to a post
The Speech is Targeting?:	Government Officials
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	Political Party,Government Officials,General Community Members
Name/Nickname/Username of the Speaker::	Usman Okai Austin
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Location of the Speaker:	FCT
Who is the speaker?:	Identifiable Commentator
Are they an influential speaker?:	Yes
What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?:	Politician
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	Yes
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	Extremely Inflammatory