The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, over the circulation of an alleged fake audio recording purportedly linked to President Bola Tinubu.
The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused VDM of spreading false content on social media, describing the act as a serious abuse of digital platforms.
Onanuga made the remarks in a post on X on Wednesday while reacting to the controversy surrounding an audio recording circulating online and allegedly attributed to President Tinubu.
“This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform,” Onanuga wrote.
The presidential aide’s remarks followed a post by an X user identified as Aneex, who questioned claims that the voice in the recording belonged to the President.
The user dismissed the audio as “cheap propaganda” and alleged that VDM was exploiting public sentiment to spread misleading information.
The development has since generated widespread reactions on social media, with debates ongoing over the authenticity of the recording and growing concerns about the spread of unverified content online.
The Presidency has called for legal action against social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, over the circulation of an alleged fake audio recording purportedly linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused VDM of spreading false content on social media, describing the act as a serious abuse of digital platforms.
Onanuga made the allegation in a post on X while reacting to the controversy surrounding an audio recording circulating online and allegedly attributed to President Tinubu.
“This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform,” Onanuga wrote.
The presidential aide’s remarks followed a post by an X user identified as Aneex, who questioned claims that the voice in the recording belonged to the President.
The user dismissed the audio as “cheap propaganda” and alleged that VDM was exploiting public sentiment to spread misleading information.
The development has since generated widespread reactions on social media, with debates ongoing over the authenticity of the recording and growing concerns about the spread of unverified content online.
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