The Rivers government says those who were defeated in the presidential poll are churning out fake news against Nyesom Wike, governor of the state.

Chris Finebone, Rivers commissioner for information and communications, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the purveyors of the fake news are spreading them to deceive Nigerians.

He said a preliminary investigation by the state government “revealed that the scheme is the handiwork of opposition social media urchins”.

“Their easiest style, so far, is to dig up old fake videos that have been discredited in the past, edit them and circulate same as if they are true and current,” the statement reads.

SOURCE- THE CABLES