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An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock dressed in colorful attire accompanied by women in sexually explicit outfits. Verdict: False The photo is of socialite Mike (Pretty Mike) Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, not Warnock. Fact Check: The Georgia Senate Runoff election is set for Dec. 6 between Warnock and Republican Challenger Herschel Walker, The Hill reported. The runoff has seen an estimated $80 Million in TV ads in just the four weeks of the runoff campaign, National Public Radio reported. The Twitter post purportedly shows Warnock during a service at his church in Georgia. The image features a man, purported to be the senator, in colorful clothing on stage with several women in sexually explicit outfits on stage. What kind of a church is reverend Warnock running? the post reads. For real- WTF is going on? (RELATED: Did Top Military Leaders Apologize For Questioning The 2020 Election Following The 2022 Midterms?) The caption is inaccurate. The photo was taken in Oct. 2022 in Lagos Nigeria at a funeral for the mother of a music executive. A local news outlet, Ripples Nigeria , covered the event and identified the man in the photo as the nationally known socialite, Pretty Mike , confirming he was in attendance at a funeral. Mike later posted photos of himself with the women to his verified social media account . (RELATED: Did Top Military Leaders Apologize For Questioning The 2020 Election Following The 2022 Midterms?) Out here doing what I do best, Putting smiles and confusion In peoples mind, the post reads. believe what u want, But we just Laid Mummy to final Rest in Grand style. There are no credible news reports that suggest this is a photo of Warnock or that the image depicts a moment during his Georgia church service. The image does not appear on Warnock’s social medias or his website . This is not the first time images have been shared on social media with an inaccurate caption. Check Your Fact recently debunked a post claiming Brazil’s President-election was photographed with a satanic statue.
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