AFRICA

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false ‘Safaricom cash promotion’ for thanksgiving festival

Published on 30/09/2022 at 10:03

Posts falsely claim Joseph Ole Lenku was elected chairman of Kenya’s Council of Governors

Published on 27/09/2022 at 15:54

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

Published on 23/09/2022 at 12:33

Headline claiming Kenyan president threatened current chief justice years ago was doctored

Published on 22/09/2022 at 16:37

Long-tailed critter is a replica of a prop from the movie 'Alien', not a real arthropod

Published on 21/09/2022 at 17:43

Posts miscaption old photo of King Charles III wearing jacket

Published on 20/09/2022 at 17:37

Nigerian law will prohibit all foreigners appearing in adverts, not specifically white models

Published on 20/09/2022 at 12:40

Video makes false claims about Kenyan election based on debunked content

Published on 19/09/2022 at 10:41

Nigerian presidential hopeful Peter Obi subject of hoax claim about attack on convoy

Published on 16/09/2022 at 15:55

Posts share false claims about Kenya’s Raila Odinga landing UN job after losing presidential election

Published on 16/09/2022 at 15:48

Photos show contraband smuggled into South Africa from Zimbabwe, not other way round

Published on 15/09/2022 at 14:17

Articles misleadingly claim Nigeria ranks 'second most terrorised country'

Updated on 14/09/2022 at 17:47

Video shows government vehicle during by-election in Uganda, not rigging vote in Kenya

Published on 14/09/2022 at 17:20

Clip shows lawyers being removed from regional assembly, not Kenya election challenge hearing

Updated on 09/09/2022 at 14:45

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

Published on 09/09/2022 at 09:58