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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/02/2023

TikTok video falsely claims Nigerian governor sacked over dancing

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 10/02/2023

Posts falsely claimed Nigerian ruling party candidate ordered crushing of motorcycles

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 09/02/2023

Photo shows helicopter attacked in Kenya, not President Buhari’s chopper in Nigeria

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 08/02/2023

Post falsely claims Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has a new running mate

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 08/02/2023

Doctored photo falsely ties Nigerian presidential candidate to separatist group

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 07/02/2023

Video of Raila Odinga was filmed at a nightclub in Kenya, not at welcome rally in Nigeria

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 02/02/2023

Photo shows helicopter damaged in Texas, not shot down in Nigeria

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 02/02/2023

Clip is doctored to give impression Niger PM accused Kenyan leader of ‘vote theft’

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 01/02/2023

Tweet makes false claims about Nigerian presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso's PhD

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 01/02/2023

Audio glitch in Nigerian presidential candidate's speech gives false impression of verbal gaffe

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Published on 31/01/2023

Image of car crash victim used in false posts across US Facebook groups

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Published on 31/01/2023

Tanzania has not banned Swahili in its secondary schools

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Published on 30/01/2023

Misleading TikTok post claims Kenyans no longer need interview to get US visa

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 27/01/2023

Photo manipulated to give false impression Nigerian presidential candidate used a teleprompter

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Published on 27/01/2023

Clickbait Facebook post lures Ethiopians with non-existing interview of rebel leader

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 27/01/2023

Posts misleadingly claim Nigerian ruling party’s VP candidate said he was unfit for election

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 25/01/2023

Nigeria election posters of rivals as running mates are from 2019, not 2023

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 25/01/2023

Nigerian presidential candidate falsely claims he led prestigious Economic Management Team

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 23/01/2023

Nigerian officials make misleading claims about female governor candidate in Adamawa state

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Published on 23/01/2023

Tweet misleads on amount of rental income tax in Kenya

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 20/01/2023

Photo shows destroyed drone in Azerbaijan, not Nigeria

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Published on 20/01/2023

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with non-existent ‘expense-free Dubai jobs’

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 19/01/2023

Nigerian presidential candidate Bola Tinubu did not issue Nigeria’s first-ever state bond

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 16/01/2023

Nigerian opposition candidate makes false claim about Lagos state’s fiscal performance  

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 14/01/2023

Deepfake video used to falsely claim Donald Trump endorsed Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 13/01/2023

Video of Nigerian presidential candidate edited to change remarks on poverty reduction

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Published on 12/01/2023

Photo shows new bridge linking Cameroon and Nigeria, not Kenya and Uganda

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 11/01/2023

Posts falsely claim Nigerian opposition leader sponsored doctor’s university education in UK

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