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Published on 20/06/2023

Online posts falsely announce Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s death

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Published on 15/06/2023

TikTok video falsely claims Entebbe Airport faces closure over purported audit

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Climate
Published on 15/06/2023

Old picture of sinkhole does not show destruction caused by recent earthquake in South Africa

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Published on 14/06/2023

Old photo of Ethiopian captives in Tigray falsely linked to Amhara region unrest

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Published on 14/06/2023

Video shows luxury cars at home of former Zamfara governor, not Nigeria's suspended bank boss

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Published on 14/06/2023

Post falsely claims video shows senator pledging support for Nigerian separatists

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Published on 14/06/2023

Investigation reveals execution took place in western Ethiopian forest, not northern monastery

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Published on 08/06/2023

Post makes false claim about celebration of Children’s Day in Nigeria

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Published on 08/06/2023

Clip shows Nigerian border post reopening in 2022, not recently

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Published on 06/06/2023

Disinformation soils Kenya's GMO debate

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Published on 06/06/2023

Doctors Without Borders billboard misleadingly altered to add 'rape unpunished in China' message

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Published on 05/06/2023

Post falsely claims to show photo of Kenyans with cheap gas cylinders from government

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Published on 05/06/2023

Video shows goats being thrown from truck in India, not sheep thieves in South Africa

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Published on 02/06/2023

Misleading post claims Ethiopian religious TV station licence was shut down

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Published on 02/06/2023

Emergency drill at Nairobi airport generates false claims about plane crash

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Published on 01/06/2023

Video of couple in UN car was filmed in Israel, not Africa

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Published on 31/05/2023

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

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Published on 26/05/2023

Changes to UK’s immigration do not include a ban on Nigerian students

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Published on 26/05/2023

Posts falsely claim image shows bedroom of late Nigerian politician

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 26/05/2023

Computer-generated image does not show Elon Musk with ‘robot wife’

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Published on 25/05/2023

Posts falsely claim Kenyan minister lied about jobs talk with Canadian officials

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Published on 25/05/2023

These photos show a design for a forest city in Mexico, not a palace in Ethiopia

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Published on 23/05/2023

List allegedly showing names of Nigerians hit by US visa ban is a hoax

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 22/05/2023

Computer-generated image of ‘giant’ does not show last living Neanderthal man

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Published on 19/05/2023

Post falsely claims to show footage of Ethiopia and Eritrea engaged in a new war

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Published on 19/05/2023

Hoax statement falsely claims South African broadcaster to charge motorists ‘radio licence’ fee

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Published on 19/05/2023

Hoax Facebook page of rebel official makes false claims about Ethiopian peace talks

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Published on 19/05/2023

Logo of Kenyan political party digitally added to cult leader’s T-shirt

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