This composite image is based on a model of a biblical palace in Israel

Published on 27/08/2020 at 17:06

An image that appears to show several buildings carved into a mountain has been shared dozens of times on Facebook with a message asking who built the structure, which the author claims can be found in Africa. However, the monument isn’t real; it is a model of what King Herod’s palace could have looked like in biblical times, while the picture itself is a composite. The ruins on which the model is based are found in the Masada National Park in southern Israel and not in Africa.

This image from World War 2 shows an American soldier guarding a group of Nazi prisoners

Published on 05/08/2020 at 14:47

Public distrust hampers Africa fight against coronavirus misinformation

Updated on 27/03/2020 at 14:55

No, it is a Chinese rocket doctored with the Ethiopian flag

Updated on 08/01/2020 at 09:02

These statues were not intended as a tribute to drowned slaves ⁠— but the artist is glad they are ‘stimulating debate’

Updated on 08/01/2020 at 09:01