Screenshot shows former Ethiopian minister defending doctoral thesis online, not BBC interview

Published on 23/09/2022 at 12:33

Facebook posts have shared an image of a man talking onscreen with claims that it shows Lemma Megersa, the high-profile leader of Ethiopia's largest ethnic group in the Oromia region, during a recent BBC interview. Users implied that this was one of his first public appearances since his sacking in 2020 as defence minister by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a fellow ethnic Oromo and former close ally. But the claim is false: the picture is a screengrab from a video showing Lemma defending his thesis online with Leiden University in 2020.

Photo shows woman detained at a political event in Ethiopia, not nanny arrested for murder

Published on 09/09/2022 at 09:58

Photo shows US crash-landing, not plane downed by military in Ethiopia

Published on 31/08/2022 at 18:15

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false story about student inventing maths formula and mobile app

Updated on 19/08/2022 at 17:40

Faces of Oromo activists digitally added to T-shirts worn by Egyptian football players

Published on 19/07/2022 at 18:11

Clickbait post uses fake free internet data offer to lure Facebook followers in Ethiopia

Published on 28/06/2022 at 14:39

This is not a new coin minted by Algeria, but an artistic design shared on Instagram

Published on 28/06/2022 at 12:00

Image shows remains of soldiers from ancient battle unearthed in Italy, not Ethiopia

Published on 08/06/2022 at 11:52

Scammers revive clickbait hoax using 2019 image of bus crash in Ethiopia

Published on 23/05/2022 at 17:56

BBC did not name Ethiopia’s rebel commander the ‘African military leader of the year’

Published on 03/05/2022 at 14:35

Post falsely claims Russian broadcaster exposed WHO director’s purported plans to undermine Ethiopia

Published on 13/04/2022 at 16:08

No plans to demolish Ethiopia’s Yared School of Music in expansion of Oromia Supreme Court

Published on 08/04/2022 at 13:40

Photo shows Albanians on a ship to Italy in 1991, not Europeans fleeing World War II

Published on 06/04/2022 at 15:36

These images were taken in Melilla, and do not show African migrants fleeing Ukraine

Published on 17/03/2022 at 14:35

Old footage of a Canadian train ferrying armoured vehicles unrelated to war in Ukraine

Published on 08/03/2022 at 11:22