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Published on 16/07/2021

South African police did not ask armed citizens to help quell unrest

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Published on 15/07/2021

Video shows fire at a different South African prison than one where ex-president Jacob Zuma is held

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 15/07/2021

This picture has been online since 2014 and does not show weapons seized in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Published on 14/07/2021

Soldiers and police working side-by-side to end looting and destruction by mobs in South Africa

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Published on 13/07/2021

Game reserve denies any damage to property by rioters amid unrest in South Africa

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Published on 13/07/2021

Doctored image of Jacob Zuma in prison circulates on social media in South Africa and Kenya

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Published on 13/07/2021

Image of giant skeleton in a cave is an artwork created by Taiwanese sculptor

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Published on 12/07/2021

This video shows a vandalised car dealership in the US, and is not linked to unrest in South Africa

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Published on 12/07/2021

Fanged creature is a movie prop, not a real 'werewolf'

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Covid-19
Published on 09/07/2021

YouTube video spreads misinformation about Ugandan leader’s “death”

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Published on 09/07/2021

Facebook page impersonating the South African police promotes non-existing jobs and traineeships

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Published on 09/07/2021

Image shows an underwater sculpture, not a human-shaped rock in the Pacific Ocean

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Published on 08/07/2021

Tweet insulting Nigeria and Kenya originated on fake Donald Trump account

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Published on 07/07/2021

Old footage shows supporters of Nigerian separatist Kanu Nnamdi at the Vatican, not the White House

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Published on 06/07/2021

This image of an elephant-shaped mountain is a composite created by Polish artist Mirekis

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Published on 06/07/2021

False claims about SA leaders fleeing the country circulate after jail order granted against ex-president

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Covid-19
Published on 05/07/2021

There is no evidence that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been admitted to the hospital

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Published on 05/07/2021

Post falsely claims that Iran sent modern Russian-made missile defence systems to Ethiopia

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Published on 02/07/2021

Old footage does not show Nigerian separatists protesting recent arrest of Nnamdi Kanu

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Published on 01/07/2021

Photos of nail-spiked oranges are old and were not taken recently on South African roads

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Published on 30/06/2021

Nigerian president claims government lifted millions out of poverty in two years, but evidence says otherwise

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 29/06/2021

This picture was taken during Ethiopia's 1980s drought, not the current Tigray conflict

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Covid-19
Published on 29/06/2021

Facebook posts falsely claim video shows empty casket intended for Ugandan Covid-19 victim

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Published on 28/06/2021

WHO report recommends educational campaigns, not an alcohol ban for women of childbearing age

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Published on 28/06/2021

The photo shows a 2012 Ugandan army helicopter crash, not an accident involving Kenyan forces

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Published on 28/06/2021

Facebook users share old photos of lions in Sudan in posts about Bangladesh zoo

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Published on 24/06/2021

Online scammers circulate images of boy with health issues to defraud Facebook users

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Published on 23/06/2021

Posts falsely claim old photos show Nigerian leader's recent visit to Maiduguri

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