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Published on 08/11/2022

Experts say no proof that mixture of lemon and kola ensures bigger male genitalia

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 08/11/2022

Photos show effect of drought in Somalia, not Nigeria’s Borno state

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Published on 08/11/2022

Old video from China circulates in Facebook posts claiming to show drowning of Nigerian singer’s son

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Published on 02/11/2022

Photo of a man with rifle does not show head of Tunisia’s football team Club Africain

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Published on 02/11/2022

Post misleadingly claims Arabic is an official language in Nigeria

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Published on 31/10/2022

Photos show preacher arrested for religious incitement in Tanzania, not 'sex church' leader in Kenya

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 31/10/2022

Post uses old photo to misleadingly claim that dual rallies were held for Nigerian ruling party candidate

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Published on 28/10/2022

Conspiracy theories denying Ebola outbreak in Uganda shared online

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Published on 28/10/2022

Video shows wildfire on Kenya’s Mount Longonot, not a volcanic eruption

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Published on 27/10/2022

Image of tear gas victims in Chad used in false posts claiming to show South Africans killed by mosquito pills

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Published on 27/10/2022

Old photo of Covid-19 food relief queue in South Africa used out of context in post on Kenya drought

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Published on 26/10/2022

Video shows training drill for special forces in Indonesia, not Kenya

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 25/10/2022

Photo doctored to give false impression Nigerian presidential candidate was watching rival on TV

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 25/10/2022

Post falsely claims Nigerian presidential candidate Bola Tinubu back in London for ‘medical holiday’

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 21/10/2022

Images show building on fire in Addis Ababa and not Ethiopian forces invading Tigray’s Shire

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 21/10/2022

Nigerian presidential candidate said his wealth came from running taxi service, not 'selling cars'

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Published on 21/10/2022

Photo of Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia falsely shared as taken in Kenya

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 20/10/2022

Video shows Nigerian presidential candidate being criticised by an activist and not his 'daughters'

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 18/10/2022

Nigerian presidential candidate Bola Tinubu understates country's 2015 oil production

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Published on 18/10/2022

Video shows paratroopers crashing into a crowd in Honduras, not in Uganda

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Published on 18/10/2022

NATO air strikes in Libya did not cause 'half a million civilian casualties' in 2011

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 13/10/2022

Photos show armed men at protest against Boko Haram in 2011, not a recent political rally

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Published on 07/10/2022

Experts say antivenom, not herbs, is the only effective antidote to toxins from snake bites

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Nigeria elections 2023
Published on 06/10/2022

Edited image of sickly man does not show Nigerian presidential hopeful Bola Tinubu in hospital

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Published on 05/10/2022

Tiktok video revives mermaid claims with footage from fictionalised documentary

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Published on 04/10/2022

Zimbabwe hoax posts lure users with false claims about financial aid programme

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Published on 30/09/2022

Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false ‘Safaricom cash promotion’ for thanksgiving festival

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Kenya elections 2022
Published on 27/09/2022

Posts falsely claim Joseph Ole Lenku was elected chairman of Kenya’s Council of Governors

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