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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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Artificial intelligence
Published on 17/03/2026

Doctored video misidentifies US senator and fabricates praise for Ethiopian leader

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Iran
Published on 06/03/2026

Blaze from 2025 misrepresented as Iranian strike on US embassy in Addis Ababa

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 06/03/2026

Photo of crowd at funeral for Seif al-Islam Gaddafi was generated by AI

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Iran
Published on 05/03/2026

Port Sudan blast falsely shared as Iranian attack on US military base in Djibouti

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Migration
Published on 04/03/2026

AI-generated images revive false claim about migrants arrested in Algeria dressed as sheep

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 02/03/2026

AI-generated video falsely shows Trump visiting rebuilt homes for displaced Nigerians

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 28/02/2026

Altered photos showing damaged building falsely linked to US airstrikes in Nigeria

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Published on 27/02/2026

2023 Ethiopian military parade misrepresented as Eritrea invasion

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 20/02/2026

Video purporting to show women in glass boxes in Ghana is AI-generated

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Published on 18/02/2026

Letter accusing Eritrea of troop incursion into Ethiopia taken out of context

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Published on 17/02/2026

Old Ebola video resurfaces in posts falsely claiming outbreak of Nipah virus in Uganda

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Published on 13/02/2026

Posts claiming to show an ex-FBI agent who tracked a scammer to South Africa are a hoax

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 12/02/2026

Membership card linking “terrorist” to Nigerian president’s political party is fake

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 09/02/2026

Posts showing disgruntled Woolworths staff disclosing secret discount are a scam

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Published on 03/02/2026

Images showing American YouTube star IShowSpeed injured in Nigeria are doctored

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Published on 03/02/2026

Movie set clip falsely depicted as jihadists given free passage at Nigerian military checkpoint

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Published on 30/01/2026

Photo from 2025 Gaza protest in Amsterdam falsely linked to Malema's court appearance in S.Africa

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