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Published on 26/01/2024

Images show bikes transporting bodies in Nigeria in 2022, not after recent Christmas bloodshed

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Published on 26/01/2024

Video shows hate crime in Brazil, not a farm attack in South Africa

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Published on 25/01/2024

Photo shared by SA account promoting anti-foreigner content is from Georgia, not Zimbabwe

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Published on 24/01/2024

Clip shows sewage leak in the US, not oil in Burkina Faso

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Published on 24/01/2024

Video shows South African celebrity, not suspected kidnapper’s sister

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Published on 22/01/2024

Social media posts misleadingly claim Shell is making total exit from Nigeria

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Published on 19/01/2024

Posts falsely claim to show students arriving at Kenyan elite school by helicopter

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Published on 18/01/2024

Post used Ethiopian church’s video to falsely claim the ban of a religious festival

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Published on 17/01/2024

Photos show a stadium in Indonesia, not Ghana

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Published on 17/01/2024

Egypt kidnapping video falsely shared as sectarian violence in south India city

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Published on 16/01/2024

Images of Lionel Messi with Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido were digitally manipulated

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Published on 16/01/2024

Picture shows dam in the US, not South Africa

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Published on 16/01/2024

A post falsely claims Ethiopian Orthodox archbishop fled to the US

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Published on 15/01/2024

S. African police images show 2022 bust, not opposition making fake IDs

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Climate
Published on 12/01/2024

Footage of Kenyan hospital flooding is from 2019, not 2024

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Published on 11/01/2024

Old video shows Nigerian vice president inspecting school construction, not meeting terrorists

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Published on 05/01/2024

Arrest photo does not show ‘hacker’ behind Nigerian mobile operator glitch

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Published on 05/01/2024

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is target of false death reports

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Published on 04/01/2024

Lease deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland over port access taken out of context

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Published on 04/01/2024

Photos show attack on Nigerian church in 2022, not Christmas bloodshed in 2023

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 04/01/2024

Deepfake videos of Elon Musk used in get-rich-quick scam

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Published on 03/01/2024

Social media users misrepresent Ghanaian stadium with photo from Kenya

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Published on 22/12/2023

The images show designs for airports in China and South Korea, not Ethiopia

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Published on 20/12/2023

Video shows robotic refuelling station in China, not South Africa

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Published on 15/12/2023

Interview with Ethiopian opposition leaders taken out of context

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 14/12/2023

Posts use old video to falsely claim S. African ambassador was filmed arguing with Israeli soldier

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Published on 13/12/2023

Altered image does not show S. Africa’s main airport selling unclaimed luggage

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Published on 08/12/2023

Altered clips of news bulletins falsely claim Kenya sold territory and citizens to China

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