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Published on 19/04/2023

Doctored photo used to make false claim about Nigerian politician Peter Obi's UK 'detention'

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Published on 19/04/2023

Hoax posts claim South Africa’s SPAR sells electric bicycles at huge discount

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 19/04/2023

Tweet falsely claims Joe Biden announced Nigeria stopover en route to N. Ireland

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 18/04/2023

Photo shows Kenya’s opposition leader hospitalised in 2017, not after March 2023 protest

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 17/04/2023

Photo of Nigeria’s outgoing leader and successor taken in Abuja in 2019, not S. Arabia in 2023

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Climate
Published on 14/04/2023

Old video resurfaces in claims of major April snowfall in South Africa

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 14/04/2023

Old photo of conflict in Ethiopia’s Ataye falsely linked to recent protests

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Published on 14/04/2023

Video of ‘alien’ in Nigeria is a computer-generated image

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US politics
Published on 13/04/2023

Misrepresented passport photos revive Obama 'birther' conspiracy theory

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Published on 13/04/2023

April Fool’s Day article about Obama moving to Kenya fuels online misinformation

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 12/04/2023

Misleading posts claim author Wole Soyinka asked Nigeria's president-elect to step down

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Published on 12/04/2023

Post shares satirical video to claim a Ugandan official threatened a Kenyan journalist

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Published on 11/04/2023

Post shares old images to claim soldiers support anti-government protest in Ethiopia

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 11/04/2023

Post falsely claims Nigerian official admitted to announcing bogus election results

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Published on 06/04/2023

Video shows prepaid card used to buy water in Malawi, not Kenyans using ID to get water

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War in Ukraine
Published on 06/04/2023

Posts use old video to falsely claim Russian president visited South Africa in March 2023

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Published on 06/04/2023

Posts falsely claim old video shows Ugandans flogging gay man

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Published on 06/04/2023

Impostor tweet falsely claims Zimbabwe’s army called for president to step down

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Published on 05/04/2023

Posts manipulate Kenyan president’s remarks about US dollar following fuel deal

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Published on 03/04/2023

Fabricated press release falsely claims US sanctioned four Kenyan politicians

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Published on 31/03/2023

Old video does not show former Kenyan president talking about farm invasion

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Published on 31/03/2023

Posts falsely claim Kenya has hiked customs duties on second-hand clothing in March 2023

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Published on 30/03/2023

Misinformation spreads during 'national shutdown' in South Africa

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Published on 28/03/2023

Ethiopian mayor's remarks on threat of migrants and extremists are taken out of context

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Published on 28/03/2023

False posts misrepresent tense exchange between France's Macron and DR Congo's Tshisekedi

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 27/03/2023

Posts falsely claim Alex Otti is the first elected governor from the Labour Party

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Published on 27/03/2023

Image of Chilean protester tackling policeman in 2019 falsely linked to Kenyan unrest

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Published on 24/03/2023

Kenya police misleadingly use old protest photos in online hunt for March 2023 rally participants

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