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Migration
Published on 12/06/2026

Old looting footage in Nigeria misrepresented as retaliation against S.Africa's 2026 xenophobia

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Migration
Published on 10/06/2026

Nigerian students have not given South Africans seven days to leave Nigeria

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EndSARS protests
Published on 08/06/2026

Resurfaced video falsely presented as recent evidence of police brutality in Nigeria

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 05/06/2026

Footage of Eid prayers misrepresented as attack on Muslims in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Published on 05/06/2026

Posts falsely claim old photos show Kenyan senator arrested after challenging Ruto

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Published on 03/06/2026

Old images show children abused in Niger, not pupils abducted from schools in Nigeria

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Migration
Published on 03/06/2026

Old protest photo falsely recast as South African women rallying for foreign husbands

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Migration
Published on 03/06/2026

South African government did not issue a June 30 ultimatum to undocumented foreigners

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Migration
Published on 29/05/2026

Botswana president’s migration speech falsely linked to South Africa's anti-immigrant protests

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 28/05/2026

Ethiopian leader’s 2020 Tigray war speech falsely shared as announcement of attack by Eritrea

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Migration
Published on 26/05/2026

Videos misrepresented as attacks on foreigners in South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests

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Migration
Published on 21/05/2026

Botswana and Tanzania did not impose retaliatory measures on South Africa amid anti-migrant tensions

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Published on 21/05/2026

Video of mock funeral is not related to Nigerian finance minister’s resignation

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Iran
Published on 15/05/2026

False claim of Iranian airstrike in Djibouti misleads with clips of fires in Lebanon and Russia

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 12/05/2026

Article describing explosion at secret Fano rebel camp in Eritrea was fabricated

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Published on 07/05/2026

Resurfaced 2025 clip fuels false Musk-Ramaphosa snub claim amid Starlink row

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 29/04/2026

Images of Nigerian afrobeats star meeting US president at White House are AI-generated

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Migration
Published on 29/04/2026

Social media post exaggerates cost of renouncing Nigerian citizenship

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Published on 29/04/2026

AI audio falsely portrays Ugandan opposition leader lashing out at the West

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Published on 17/04/2026

Fabricated decree fuels claims that Cameroon’s Paul Biya appointed his son as vice president

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Published on 17/04/2026

Old documentary clip falsely linked to Palm Sunday attack in Nigeria

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Migration
Published on 10/04/2026

Old unrest footage falsely linked to 2026 Nigerian 'king' protests in South Africa

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 02/04/2026

AI warfare: How digital battle is shaping Ethiopia-Eritrea war narratives

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Published on 02/04/2026

Morocco did not leave the pitch during the 1976 AFCON final against Guinea

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Migration
Published on 31/03/2026

Image of foreigners being arrested in S.Africa during Eid is AI-generated

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Iran
Published on 27/03/2026

Clip of 2018 pro-Israel rally in Nigeria falsely linked to Mideast war

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Iran
Published on 23/03/2026

Clip of damaged Iranian drone was filmed in Iraq, not Nigeria

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 19/03/2026

AI-generated visuals falsely depict destruction from deadly floods in Kenya

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