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“A recent video showing the Finance Minister of Gabon apprehended with bags of money after the military coup in Gabon”
Social media posts Claim dated 1 Sep 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The video shared in the post shows Guy Nzouba-Ndama, the Former President of Gabonese National Assembly and the leader of the Les Democrates (LD) party, being apprehended with suitcases of money in Gabon after his return from Congo Brazzaville in September 2022. Guy Nzouba-Ndama was a prominent opposition party leader in Gabon and was not part of Ali Bongo’s government which was recently overthrown by the military officers led by General Brice Oligui Nguema

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 September 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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