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Image Covid-19 Published on 20/01/2022 Posts falsely claim pneumonia caused by Covid-19 is allergic reaction
Image Published on 20/01/2022 Dialling 999 and pressing 55 to call for help in 'silent’ emergencies works in the UK, not SA
Image Published on 19/01/2022 Nigerian opposition party falsely claims the government spends over 98% of its budget on debt service
Image Published on 19/01/2022 This clip shows the arrest of suspects in the murder of Haiti’s president, not of French soldiers
Image Published on 19/01/2022 SA court has not ruled that unmarried couples living together for three years have the same property rights as married ones
Image Published on 19/01/2022 Old photo taken in Nigeria’s Ogun state falsely presented as new Abuja rice pyramids
Image US elections 2020 Published on 17/01/2022 Former Nigerian vice president fabricates Bernard Shaw quote in message to White House
Image Covid-19 Published on 13/01/2022 Hoax linking Covid-19 to bacteria and 5G mobile technology resurfaces in South Africa
Image Published on 13/01/2022 Forged letter claims only 32 percent of South African final year students passed exams
Image Published on 12/01/2022 This image shows an actor who died in 2017, not a pastor requesting money to give New Year’s blessings
Image Published on 12/01/2022 The photo has been doctored to show Raila Odinga's son wearing a shirt endorsing rival political party
Image Published on 08/01/2022 Old video shows a man being detained at a South African mall for theft, not kidnapping
Image Published on 07/01/2022 This is an old video of Barack Obama addressing Kenyans before the 2013 election
Image Published on 21/12/2021 These roads are located in Brazil and Uganda, not the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Image Migration Published on 17/12/2021 Displaced migrants’ backpacks exhibited in the US, not in Italian museum
Image Published on 16/12/2021 Video from India shared in misleading Chinese posts about 'violence and HIV infections in Africa'
Image Published on 15/12/2021 Image shows school girl receiving certificate for essay assignment, not returning R40 million in cash
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 14/12/2021 Altered image does not show Kenyan president’s support for Ethiopian social media campaign
Image Covid-19 Published on 10/12/2021 World Economic Forum did not report Omicron variant in July 2021, original article was updated
Image Published on 10/12/2021 This model does not hold a Guinness World Record for her dark complexion
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 09/12/2021 Photos show weapons stockpiled after Ethiopian Civil War in 1991, not a recent seizure in Debre Sina
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 08/12/2021 China and Russia have not sent soldiers to Djibouti-Ethiopian border in response to Ethiopian conflict
Image Published on 08/12/2021 Image of Chinese-made motorcycle falsely posted as a product of Nigerian state
Image Published on 07/12/2021 Kenyan president presents incorrect figures for economic growth in State of the Nation Address
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 06/12/2021 Photo of Yoweri Museveni and Boris Johnson taken in 2018 prior to #NoMore social media campaign
Image Published on 03/12/2021 Image of giant rock in shipping container was taken in Malawi, not Ivory Coast
