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Image Published on 14/06/2021 Photo of a rod hanging from a bridge was taken in Scotland, not South Africa
Image Published on 11/06/2021 Watch out for South Africa Post Office jobs on Facebook – they’re a scam
Image Published on 11/06/2021 Fabricated statement falsely claims Japan will support Ethiopia over US visa restrictions
Image Covid-19 Published on 10/06/2021 Image shows supporters in Nairobi welcoming back Kenya opposition leader in 2017
Image Published on 10/06/2021 Fabricated tweet falsely claims Facebook founder had dig at Nigerian leader’s health
Image Published on 09/06/2021 This video does not show a volcanic eruption in Lake Kivu – it was filmed in Nigeria and experts point to an underwater pipeline fire
Image Published on 09/06/2021 Nigeria’s ex-aviation minister falsely links graphic image to unrest in Oyo state
Image Published on 08/06/2021 Photo shows protest over removal of Nigerian fuel subsidy in 2012, not jubilation over Twitter ban
Image Published on 07/06/2021 This video shows a volcanic eruption in Iceland and not the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Image Published on 03/06/2021 This is a computer-generated image of the Statue of Liberty, not a real one made from rubble in Syria
Image Published on 03/06/2021 Image of crashed military aircraft was taken in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, not Orlu
Image Israeli-Palestinian conflict Published on 02/06/2021 Palestinian flag colours were not displayed on the Cairo Tower
Image Published on 02/06/2021 This doctored graphic does not show funds stolen by former chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency
Image Published on 01/06/2021 This photo shows a road in a national park in South Australia, not in Kenya
Image Published on 01/06/2021 Old footage shows police breaking up rally in Kenya, not armed attack in Nigeria
Image Published on 28/05/2021 This photo shows the Sart Canal bridge in Belgium, not the Kafubu River in Zambia
Image Published on 27/05/2021 These photos show reservoirs and pipelines from the Great Man-Made River system in Libya, not Egypt
Image Covid-19 Published on 26/05/2021 Only a few schools have shut so far in South Africa as third Covid-19 wave looms
Image Published on 26/05/2021 Video shows police station set on fire in central Nigeria, not the country’s capital
Image Israeli-Palestinian conflict Published on 26/05/2021 This footage has circulated in reports about an oil pipeline explosion in Egypt since July 2020
Image Israeli-Palestinian conflict Published on 26/05/2021 Posts falsely claim BBC removed Middle East correspondent Jeremy Bowen after pressure from Israel
Image Published on 25/05/2021 This is an old video, not footage of the jet crash that killed Nigeria's army chief
Image Published on 25/05/2021 Video shows a prank scene from a Nigerian reality show, not a polyandry wedding in South Africa
Image Israeli-Palestinian conflict Published on 21/05/2021 Footage of “bodies” in shrouds shows Egyptian protesters in 2013, not faked deaths of Palestinians in Gaza
