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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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Published on 11/11/2021

Misleading posts share old video of vibrating bridge in Nigeria that has since been repaired

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 11/11/2021

This footage shows a burning building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, not in Mekelle

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Published on 10/11/2021

Facebook posts advertising free nursing training in South Africa are a scam

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Published on 10/11/2021

Experts say trapdoor spider is not dangerous to humans

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Vaccines
Published on 09/11/2021

Video falsely claimed to show children who died due to Covid-19 vaccination

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 08/11/2021

These images do not show Argentinian and Nigerian troops helping Tigrayan rebels in Ethiopia

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Myanmar military coup
Published on 08/11/2021

Reports of 'Myanmar junta attack' show photos taken in Libya

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Published on 05/11/2021

Selfie of Nigerian businessman was taken at book launch weeks before his detention on graft charges

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Published on 05/11/2021

This footage shows a pipeline explosion in Egypt, not a failed robbery by Zimbabweans

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 05/11/2021

These images do not show Eritrean troops fighting Tigray rebels near Ethiopian border town

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 04/11/2021

These are not old war photographs: one is doctored and the other linked to a labour protest

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Published on 04/11/2021

Image of dog urinating against campaign vehicle of Kenya’s opposition leader is manipulated

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Published on 04/11/2021

Old video of Julius Malema condemning attacks on foreigners in South Africa is shared out of context

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