{"id":7988,"date":"2023-08-06T06:22:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T06:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2023-08-06T06:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T06:22:54","slug":"this-is-not-a-video-of-weeping-niger-finance-minister-because-the-junta-threatened-to-kill-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/this-is-not-a-video-of-weeping-niger-finance-minister-because-the-junta-threatened-to-kill-him\/","title":{"rendered":"This is NOT a Video of Weeping Niger Finance Minister because the Junta Threatened to Kill Him!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Shrilanka_20230805_215604_0002-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28489\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 26, 2023, the Niger military staged a coup, announcing it on national television. They implemented a curfew, closed the borders, and suspended all institutions. Two days later, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of Niger&#8217;s presidential guard, declared himself the new leader, overthrowing democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, whom the military had detained since July 19. Meanwhile, much content related to the situation is being shared on social media. Some of such claims have no basis. Let\u2019s look at one such post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Media Posts&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video circulated on Facebook purportedly shows the Niger Finance Minister crying and facing accusations of fraud following the coup. The caption accompanying the video suggested that the minister had been given 48 hours to account for the country&#8217;s wealth or face execution by the firing squad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=19706009&#038;shareKey=3f171bfd5e98cc016beec18f06d63478\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064326060946\/videos\/1007132204061549\/\">Facebook<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/video\/19706009?key=3f171bfd5e98cc016beec18f06d63478\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to do a fact-check on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Invid-We Verify tool, we discovered that the viral video showed former Minister of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikiwand.com\/en\/Marou_Amadou\">Marou Amadou<\/a> crying after he was appointed as Niger`s ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ethiopia and paying tribute to his former president. The video was shared in December 2021 and is unrelated to the current events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is how it was shared on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642 (2011-2021) \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0648 \u0623\u0645\u062f\u0648 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u062b\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0631\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u062c\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642\u064a\u0646\u060c \u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629 \u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0648 \u0625\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0641\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0645\u0639\u0647 \u0644\u0645\u062f\u0629 (10) \u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0643\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0644\u060c \u064a\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u062c\u062f\u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u062c\u0631<\/a> \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l8JbXp1JuY\">pic.twitter.com\/l8JbXp1JuY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 #\u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u062c\u0631 (@Nigerenarabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nigerenarabe\/status\/1476158733457793027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.worldbank.org\/experts\/ahmat-jidoud\">Ahmat Jidoud<\/a> is the current Nigerien Finance Minister, appointed in 2021 by President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohamed_Bazoum\">Mohamed Bazoum<\/a>. A comparison of physical appearances confirmed that the person in the viral video was not Ahmat Jidoud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28484\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\">Google News<\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the claim that the video depicted the current Finance Minister of Niger crying after being asked to account for stolen money or face execution is false. The video featured the former Minister of Justice and was unrelated to the recent military takeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>This is NOT a Video of Weeping Niger Finance Minister because the Junta Threatened to Kill Him!\r\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Written By:&nbsp;<a href=\"info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalana Krishantha<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> False <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=94771514696&#038;text=Please%20send%20your%20query:%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-app-sri-lanka-new.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 26, 2023, the Niger military staged a coup, announcing it on national television. 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