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Published on 13/01/2022

Fake PEP job ads resurface in South Africa

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Covid-19
Published on 13/01/2022

Hoax linking Covid-19 to bacteria and 5G mobile technology resurfaces in South Africa

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Published on 13/01/2022

Forged letter claims only 32 percent of South African final year students passed exams

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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

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Published on 12/01/2022

The photo has been doctored to show Raila Odinga's son wearing a shirt endorsing rival political party

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Published on 08/01/2022

Picture is from 2015 and shows political rally in Tanzania, not Kenya

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Published on 08/01/2022

Old video shows a man being detained at a South African mall for theft, not kidnapping

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Published on 07/01/2022

This is an old video of Barack Obama addressing Kenyans before the 2013 election

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Published on 21/12/2021

These roads are located in Brazil and Uganda, not the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Migration
Published on 17/12/2021

Displaced migrants’ backpacks exhibited in the US, not in Italian museum

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Published on 16/12/2021

Video from India shared in misleading Chinese posts about 'violence and HIV infections in Africa'

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Published on 15/12/2021

Image shows school girl receiving certificate for essay assignment, not returning R40 million in cash

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 14/12/2021

Altered image does not show Kenyan president’s support for Ethiopian social media campaign

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Covid-19
Published on 10/12/2021

World Economic Forum did not report Omicron variant in July 2021, original article was updated

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Published on 10/12/2021

This model does not hold a Guinness World Record for her dark complexion

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 09/12/2021

Photos show weapons stockpiled after Ethiopian Civil War in 1991, not a recent seizure in Debre Sina

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 08/12/2021

China and Russia have not sent soldiers to Djibouti-Ethiopian border in response to Ethiopian conflict

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Published on 08/12/2021

Image of Chinese-made motorcycle falsely posted as a product of Nigerian state

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Published on 07/12/2021

Kenyan president presents incorrect figures for economic growth in State of the Nation Address

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 06/12/2021

Photo of Yoweri Museveni and Boris Johnson taken in 2018 prior to #NoMore social media campaign

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Published on 03/12/2021

Image of giant rock in shipping container was taken in Malawi, not Ivory Coast

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 01/12/2021

Posts falsely claim that Voice of America reported US troops were en route to Ethiopia

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 01/12/2021

This image does not show Ethiopian prime minister en route to the war front

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Published on 01/12/2021

AFP photo of Entebbe International Airport digitally altered amid rumours of a Chinese takeover

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Published on 26/11/2021

Footage of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu leaving court is not recent, but from 2017

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Published on 25/11/2021

Image of Brazilian city falsely shared as Cape Verde’s capital Praia

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Published on 24/11/2021

Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has not been named TIME magazine’s ‘person of the year’

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Published on 22/11/2021

2019 image shows Kenyan police officer arrested for alleged bribery, not stoking political violence

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