Rt. Hon. Yusuf Liman Picture Merged With Dan Damisa: 'Fake News' And The Invention Of A Liars.

By Comrade Musa Mohammed Moonlight 

The Social Media'sTake on Deepfakes'

My attention has been drawn to fake news and skewed artificial intelligence (AI) generated media, whereby the honourable speaker kaduna state House of Assembly Hon. Yusuf Liman and a Kaduna Notorious Thug Habu Dan-Damisa who was killed by security operatives in Kaduna few days ago merged together narrative driven, spearheaded by few ghosts self-serving private individuals.

These agent provocateurs for their fake rumour-mill and candidly advised them to engage themselves in lucrative and progressive endeavours to earn a decent living, instead of going about posting fake news on social media without iota of facts or empirical evidence whatsoever.

Based on this, i myself as a professional media practitioner with vast knowledge and experience, conducted a painstaking independent investigation and hereby affirms that all the allegations levelled against the speaker Yusuf Liman are clandestine, pedestrian and malicious, all orchestrated by a shadow group of disgruntled people who are self-serving and envious of the superlative performances of the speaker as a legislator.

Also, some new media experts confirmed that it's orchestrated blackmail by mischief makers cleverly laced with blatant lies and without an atom of truth whatsoever.

Therefore, i advised that these malicious publications on social media in reference, should be regarded as null and void and of no consequence whatsoever, and should be disregarded, disparaged and discountenanced by all well-meaning citizens.

Those posting the Deepfake (Ai) picture merged the honourable speaker and the notorious killer, are vindictive, callous, wicked and repugnant and their intent is to distract and pull down the political structure of the speaker.

 

At this juncture, after a thorough investigation in all ramifications, i hereby calls on the good citizens of Kaduna state to disregard the fake news,  and political jobbers and blackmailers to be mindful of their unprofessional language and stop forthwith this charade 

Let me tell the public something that happened here in Nigeria, it started like any regular Tuesday.

Miriam had just posted a selfie to celebrate her small win, landing an internship at a design firm in Lagos. 

Nothing dramatic, just her, smiling, in a red Ankara top, with her natural hair out, with a caption “Grateful for small beginnings”

By Friday, she got a call from her cousin in Ghana. “Is this really you?” he asked, his voice shaking, a link followed immediately

She clicked and froze.

A video had gone viral, and her face was in it. But it wasn’t her voice, it wasn’t her body, it wasn’t her yet, it looked real.

Someone had taken her public photo and used AI tools to create a fake video that looked like she was saying or doing things she never did. 

It was a digital setup, designed to shame, embarrass, or control her. And by the time she reported it, the damage had already begun. 

Thousands of people had seen and shared it. Some believed it. Others didn’t care; it was just another trending post to them.

Miriam stopped posting, stopped talking to people and even stopped going out.

This is what’s happening now, quietly and quickly, to women, to young people, to anyone who shares their face online.

AI is no longer just playful filters or fun voiceovers. It has become a tool for deception to some individuals. With just one photo, sometimes even a profile picture, someone can use AI to create a fake video or voice recording that looks and sounds real.

It’s not just about privacy; it affects your emotions, your mind, and how you relate to the world. 

Some victims lose their jobs, some lose relationships, while some carry shame for something they never actually did.

And in many African countries, we don’t yet have strong laws or systems to help. Many people don’t even understand how these fake videos and pictures are made. So when it happens, the victim often gets blamed or doubted.

But here’s what we can do:

Be careful with what we post, even a single image.

Speak up when someone is being wrongly targeted.

Demand stronger digital protection laws.

 Educate those around us, especially younger ones.

AI is not going away, but it must come with responsibility and protection.

Because Miriam didn’t send that video.

This is bigger than one person. It’s about all of us.