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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 24/10/2025

Clip shows Indian doctor, not Egyptian diplomat, visiting Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 24/10/2025

False claims surround death of former Kenyan prime minister Odinga

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 23/10/2025

Facebook scam uses deepfake video of popular Nigerian influencer

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 21/10/2025

AI-generated clip falsely claims Ethiopian pastor called on rebels to overthrow government

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Migration
Published on 14/10/2025

Post misleads on Coca-Cola’s planned job cuts in South Africa

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Published on 10/10/2025

Old accident video falsely linked to Tanzanian president’s campaign rally

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Donald Trump
Published on 10/10/2025

Trump speech praising Ethiopian PM is a deepfake

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Migration
Published on 08/10/2025

Qatar has not introduced new visa restrictions on Nigerian men

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Published on 30/09/2025

Trump’s UN remarks misrepresented in video on Somalia-Kenya match flag incident

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 26/09/2025

Video of SA president calling for dancing radio host’s arrest is digitally altered

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Published on 26/09/2025

Post falsely claims pockets on police uniforms being removed to stop bribery

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Published on 26/09/2025

Video shows Omani rescue operation, not French military supplying ‘terrorists’ in Mali

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Published on 23/09/2025

Old photo of prisoner in South Sudan does not show Riek Machar’s bodyguard

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Published on 23/09/2025

Nigerian authorities say 5% fuel levy is not among new tax laws coming in January 2026

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 19/09/2025

Video of Uganda's Yoweri Museveni saying 2026 presidential bid will be his last is doctored

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Published on 19/09/2025

Post impersonating Malawi presidential candidate Michael Usi falsely claims he conceded

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 16/09/2025

Fabricated image falsely linked to blood moon sighting in Kenya

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Published on 16/09/2025

Nigerian separatists share misleading clip to drive campaign for independence

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 15/09/2025

Video shows China fishing boats, not Gaza aid flotilla

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Published on 12/09/2025

Video from 2022 resurfaces claiming new bill in South Africa favours trespassers

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Published on 12/09/2025

Spiky caterpillar misrepresented as microscopic image of HIV

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Climate
Published on 11/09/2025

Video of people crossing collapsed bridge with ropes is from Sudan, not Nigeria

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Migration
Published on 09/09/2025

Japan will not issue 'special' visas to citizens of four African countries

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Published on 05/09/2025

Old video of police crackdown on taxis in S.Africa linked to fabricated story about pregnant woman

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Published on 04/09/2025

New Nigerian tax laws do not impose 20 percent tax on incomes above 800,000 naira

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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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