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Image Published on 12/01/2023 Photo shows new bridge linking Cameroon and Nigeria, not Kenya and Uganda
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 11/01/2023 Posts falsely claim Nigerian opposition leader sponsored doctor’s university education in UK
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 11/01/2023 Parody tweet leads to false claim former Nigerian military leader endorsed opposition candidate
Image World Cup 2022 Published on 27/12/2022 Cristiano Ronaldo incident with World Cup pitch invader misrepresented
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 22/12/2022 Post misleadingly claims Nigerian presidential hopeful abandoned rally on ‘health grounds’
Image Published on 20/12/2022 Ugandan president shares misleading New Zealand photo in tweet on Rwenzori mountains
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 16/12/2022 Clip shows crowd attacked Nigerian ruling party elder, not its national chairman
Image World Cup 2022 Published on 15/12/2022 Video shows attack on transgender woman in Morocco, not Qatar
Image World Cup 2022 Published on 14/12/2022 Saudi win over Argentina at World Cup inspires social media gibe about Lionel Messi
Image EndSARS protests Published on 09/12/2022 Clip shows Nigerian air force members beating curfew violators, not separatists
Image Published on 09/12/2022 Fake text message falsely warns of jail time for defaulters of Kenyan government's credit scheme
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 08/12/2022 Video shows old speeches of Ethiopian militia leader Zemene Kassie, not his release from prison
Image World Cup 2022 Published on 05/12/2022 Tweet sparks false claim that Ghana forgot to take national team’s kit to Qatar
Image Published on 02/12/2022 Video shows destruction of Burkina Faso mining trucks damaged in floods, not French sabotage act
Image Published on 02/12/2022 Video shows protesters outside electricity company in Cameroon, not fans attacking footballer’s home
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 30/11/2022 Doctored video falsely claims Hollywood stars are endorsing Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi
Image Published on 30/11/2022 Video shows Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro National Park burning in 2020, not a Kenyan reserve
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 28/11/2022 Photo shows victims of Kenyan gang attack, not Fulani terrorists in Nigeria
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 24/11/2022 Photo shows Rwandan child with father who died of cholera in DRC after 1994 genocide
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 24/11/2022 Posts falsely claim Nigerian governor told the ruling party's presidential candidate to quit over age
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 23/11/2022 Nigerian presidential candidates make false claims at town hall debate
Image Published on 22/11/2022 Claims of cash rewards for people who report pit bull owners in South Africa are a hoax
Image Published on 22/11/2022 Sexually explicit drawings are not part of Kenya’s curriculum and come from old books
Image Nigeria elections 2023 Published on 18/11/2022 Hoax press release falsely claims Nigerian electoral body will probe ruling party candidate
Image Published on 18/11/2022 Photo taken during Belgian colonial rule in the Congo does not show UK ambassador to Somalia
Image Published on 18/11/2022 Social media posts falsely claim Ivory Coast footballer Didier Drogba 'converted to Islam'
Image Covid-19 Published on 16/11/2022 SA news channel misleadingly claims that Pfizer did not test Covid-19 vaccine before its release
