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Artificial intelligence
Published on 03/09/2025

Doctored video falsely claimed to show 'Trump confronting Kenyan opposition politician' on US visit

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Migration
Published on 29/08/2025

Posts falsely claim to show illegal soap factory in South Africa

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Published on 28/08/2025

Claim that 25 percent of Nigerian men are not biological parents of their children is misleading

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Published on 28/08/2025

Footage shows small plane flown in South Africa by Zambian pilot, not Ethiopian woman

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Published on 26/08/2025

Footage shows armed guards destroying Houthi sea ‘drone’ boat, not Somali pirates

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Published on 25/08/2025

Old images from Cape Town falsely linked to fresh taxi violence in Johannesburg

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Published on 22/08/2025

Weaponising the feed: Inside Kenya's online war against activists

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EndSARS protests
Published on 22/08/2025

Posts falsely claims former Nigerian minister’s car was stoned during campaign

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Published on 20/08/2025

Photo altered to falsely claim it shows passport of Nigerian separatist movement

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Published on 18/08/2025

Video does not show Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi at Afrobeats star Davido’s wedding

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Published on 18/08/2025

Geological report taken out of context to claim that new ocean has emerged in East Africa

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Published on 15/08/2025

Photo shows ammunition seizure, not bullets sold in South Sudan market

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Published on 14/08/2025

Scam posts falsely claim Ethiopian university entrance exam results have been published

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Published on 13/08/2025

Fabricated report on S.Africa's Afrikaans ride-hailing service shared online

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Published on 12/08/2025

Posts falsely claim Toyota has unveiled a water-powered engine

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 12/08/2025

Images of people setting bottles of food adrift towards Gaza are AI-generated

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Migration
Published on 08/08/2025

Image of man lying outside South African hospital fuels anti-migrant narratives

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Vaccines
Published on 08/08/2025

Social media posts misleadingly describe lenacapavir as a vaccine

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 08/08/2025

Old video does not show Tigray politician declaring new war against Ethiopian government

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Published on 07/08/2025

Post falsely claims images show Nigerian children hospitalised after eating local dish

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/08/2025

Images showing a bridge collapsing in Nigeria are AI-generated

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 04/08/2025

Posts falsely claim to show footage of Ethiopian prime minister fleeing country after shooting

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Published on 01/08/2025

Old images mislead about taxi violence in South Africa

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Published on 31/07/2025

Old photos circulate in hoax posts about cash scams in South Africa

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Published on 30/07/2025

Posts misleadingly claim Nigerian governor renamed school after monarch died

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Published on 28/07/2025

Old image causes confusion over convicted ex-Kenyan leader’s whereabouts

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Published on 25/07/2025

Posts falsely claim video shows burial of Nigeria’s former president Buhari

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Published on 23/07/2025

Old video of Museveni falsely linked to Kenya’s recent anniversary demonstrations

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