Clickbait Facebook post lures Ethiopians with non-existing interview of rebel leader

Published on 27/01/2023 at 15:10

As conflict intensifies in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, a Facebook post shared claimed that AFP recently interviewed Jaal Gammachu Abboye, the deputy chief of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group. The post also contained a link purportedly leading to the interview. But this is false: AFP did not speak to the rebel leader and the link is to a site with unrelated content.

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with non-existent ‘expense-free Dubai jobs’

Published on 20/01/2023 at 11:37

Post falsely claims that US has imposed fresh sanctions on Ethiopia over human rights abuses

Published on 08/12/2022 at 16:24

Video shows old speeches of Ethiopian militia leader Zemene Kassie, not his release from prison

Published on 08/12/2022 at 14:17

Photo shows Rwandan child with father who died of cholera in DRC after 1994 genocide

Published on 24/11/2022 at 15:13

Image of downed drone is unrelated to Ethiopian conflict

Published on 10/11/2022 at 14:08

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

Published on 23/09/2022 at 12:33

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