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Published on 16/08/2023

Old video of soldiers shows Wagner fighters in Mali, not Niger

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Published on 11/08/2023

Video does not show Nigerian soldiers in Niger, but rather in Sierra Leone years ago

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Published on 11/08/2023

Video shows Senegalese soldiers during a parade, not Niger's army

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Published on 10/08/2023

Old photo from Tigray showing hungry Ethiopian troops falsely linked to recent conflict in Amhara

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Published on 09/08/2023

Video shows attack on Niger’s ruling party headquarters, not the French embassy

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Published on 09/08/2023

Nigerian Senate urged diplomatic solution to Niger crisis, but did not refuse military action as claimed

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Published on 09/08/2023

Post misleadingly claims Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose under former president Yar’Adua

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Published on 09/08/2023

Old photos of Ethiopian soldiers captured during Tigray war unrelated to 2023 conflict in Amhara

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Published on 08/08/2023

Clip from America’s Got Talent show doctored to add footage of Kenyan preacher

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Published on 08/08/2023

Social media posts misleadingly claim Indian wrestler eliminated from tournament after 0-10 loss

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Published on 07/08/2023

Post falsely presents Algeria’s position on Niger crisis

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 07/08/2023

Old photos of pro-government rally used to claim anti-government protest in northern Ethiopia

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Published on 04/08/2023

Zimbabwe election disinformation spreads on WhatsApp

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Published on 04/08/2023

Altered video falsely claims Ethiopian army’s chief of staff was assassinated

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Published on 04/08/2023

This photograph does not show Elon Musk and his mother during apartheid

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Published on 02/08/2023

Post uses old video to falsely claim it shows ‘African leader’ berating ECOWAS over Niger crisis

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Published on 02/08/2023

Posts falsely claim man crying in viral video is Niger’s finance minister

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Published on 02/08/2023

Social media posts falsely claim Nigerian man jumped to his death to avoid deportation

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Published on 28/07/2023

Online scam targets Facebook users with false information about Ethiopian bank

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Published on 28/07/2023

Video shows Spanish navy vessel, not Philippines' 'first nuclear submarine'

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Published on 27/07/2023

Image shows road destroyed by underground explosion in South Africa, not Kenya

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Published on 26/07/2023

Photo shared on social media shows bridge in China, not Nigeria

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Published on 26/07/2023

Edited clip of Zimbabwean opposition leader’s speech on land reform shared out of context

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 24/07/2023

Post falsely claims Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi handed win by election tribunal

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 21/07/2023

Photo of Kenyan journalist misrepresented as plain-clothed police ‘harassing’ tax hike protesters

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Published on 21/07/2023

Old footage used in fake livestreams of Kenyan protests

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Published on 21/07/2023

False posts use old, unrelated images to claim diplomats are fleeing Kenya

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Published on 20/07/2023

Posts falsely claim image shows 2023 helicopter crash in Kenya’s Marsabit county

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