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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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Published on 22/11/2021

Beware fake Shoprite job ads on Facebook in South Africa

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 19/11/2021

Old images of bullets captured in Ethiopia resurface with false claim they show recent seizure

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Published on 19/11/2021

Video shared in misleading reports of 'worm-infested' bananas

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Published on 17/11/2021

Old image from Japan earthquake experiment falsely shared as photo of Lagos bridge

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Published on 17/11/2021

This is not a photo of Bob Marley meeting Emperor Haile Selassie

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Published on 17/11/2021

Old photos of civil unrest misleadingly linked to recent political rally for Kenyan deputy president

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 17/11/2021

African Union has not advised employees to vacate headquarters in Ethiopia in midst of conflict

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Published on 17/11/2021

This image shows a fire at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia in 2019

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Published on 16/11/2021

This video shows a celebration of a Sufi master's birthday in Nigeria

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 15/11/2021

Photos show a Syrian helicopter shot out of the sky in 2020, not the downing of an Ethiopian chopper

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Published on 15/11/2021

Institute honours Lagos road transport union chief with special membership, not a doctorate degree

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Published on 12/11/2021

No, fentanyl-laced blue tape is not being placed on your car to kill you

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 12/11/2021

Image of Ethiopian troops altered to look like Oromo rebels advancing on capital

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 12/11/2021

One of these photos is not from the November 2021 pro-government rally in Addis Ababa

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Published on 11/11/2021

Graphic criticising ANC party overstates the number of unemployed black South Africans since 1994

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