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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 25/07/2024

Posts falsely claim Human Rights Watch called for classifying Ethiopian rebels as terrorists

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Published on 23/07/2024

Post misleadingly claims Nigerian leader lost most states in 2023 election stronghold

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Published on 23/07/2024

Clip showing a flooded road was filmed in Nigeria, not Ghana

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Published on 19/07/2024

Hefty sentences handed down to Nigerian scammers by US court in 2017, not 2024

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Published on 19/07/2024

Impostor account falsely claims Ethiopian bank offering prizes to celebrate high profits

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Migration
Published on 19/07/2024

Old dashcam footage of migrants was filmed in France, not South Africa

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Published on 18/07/2024

Video shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not Kenyan MPs hiding after deadly protests

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Published on 18/07/2024

Nigerian archbishop did not ask government to deduct tithes from workers’ salaries

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Published on 18/07/2024

Photo showing US president nuzzling SA counterpart is doctored

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Published on 17/07/2024

Video does not show mythical aircraft that ‘vanished for 37 years’

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Published on 17/07/2024

Ethiopian posts mislead about confederation treaty between West African military regimes

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Published on 12/07/2024

AI-generated image circulates in false posts about Egyptian pyramid construction

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Published on 10/07/2024

Reports falsely claim Nigeria’s approval of Samoa deal legalises same-sex relationships

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/07/2024

Post falsely claims Nigerian leader resigned as chairman of West African bloc

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Published on 09/07/2024

Ethiopian leader’s remarks about alleged coup plotters taken out of context

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Published on 09/07/2024

Old video does not show Ugandan leader warning against upcoming protests

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Published on 09/07/2024

South African minister's Wikipedia entry falsely claimed he is Zimbabwean

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Published on 09/07/2024

Video shows tanker blast in Brazil, not South Africa

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Published on 04/07/2024

Old clip misrepresented as showing Vladimir Putin backing Kenyan tax protests

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Published on 04/07/2024

Video shows decommissioned plane ablaze, not William Ruto’s personal jet

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Published on 03/07/2024

Posts falsely claim Ethiopian government terminated port lease agreement with Somaliland

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Published on 03/07/2024

Photo of Ugandan politician falsely depicted as Kenyan lawmaker assaulted over finance bill

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Published on 03/07/2024

Two-year-old images of giant squid beached in South Africa resurface as a recent event

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Published on 03/07/2024

Photo of US sisters used to falsely claim they went missing in South Africa

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Published on 02/07/2024

Edited clip gives false impression Nigerian politician divulged his earnings

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Published on 02/07/2024

Unrelated image circulates in Kenya amid military crackdown over tax demonstrations

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Published on 01/07/2024

Photo shows highway interchange in Chinese province, not new ring road in Ethiopia

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Published on 01/07/2024

Old video shows demonstration in Ethiopia, not anti-tax protests in Kenya

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