The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the circulating image of the new N5,000 bank note is fake news. Some social media users maintained that the apex bank released the first sample of the new note, featuring the image of President Bola Tinubu
The CBN tweet reads: “This content is fake. Let the public be guided.”
Some Nigerians on social media have expressed a flurry of reactions to the claim. However, the CBN debunked the claim in a tweet on Thursday, April 9.
Reports indicated that the viral image contained 90 per cent AI material after it was subjected to AI detector tool, Hive Moderation.
However, the CBN’s dismissal of the claim as fake news has started generating reactions from Nigerians.
Below are some of their comments:
Dacosta explained why the government cannot arrest the distributor of fake news: “You guys are handicapped! You have all the instrumentalism of government to arrest and prosecute fake news purveyors, but can’t use it. They will burn down this country for you with fake news. And it would be too late to remedy.” Umukoro alleged that the fake news was being shared by the supporters of the opposition:
“This is the handiwork of OBIDIENTD aka ADC aka IPOBY aka Obidiots! They’re mischief makers, hell-bent on heating the polity, since they know they can never win any elections in this country.”
