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Published on 11/03/2021

Picture of burning building does not show Nigeria’s presidential residence on fire

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Published on 11/03/2021

These photos were taken during a protest against the detention of Uganda’s opposition leader in 2020

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Published on 11/03/2021

Old images from India and Israel passed off as recent fire incident in Pakistan

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Published on 10/03/2021

Facebook has not sold WhatsApp to the Nigerian government

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Published on 10/03/2021

Old and unrelated images used in claim about assassination attempt on Nigerian lawyer

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US elections 2020
Published on 09/03/2021

US presidential candidates cannot receive foreign campaign contributions

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Published on 09/03/2021

Account impersonating Ugandan police spokesman spreads baseless claims about opposition leader

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Published on 09/03/2021

Facebook account impersonates South African police to promote fake jobs

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Published on 09/03/2021

These images show women protesters who were detained and then released in 2018

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Published on 09/03/2021

Photo shows hospitalised Kenyan MP after 2014 parliament fracas, not after recent funeral brawl

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Published on 08/03/2021

This image was taken in India and has circulated online since at least 2013

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Published on 05/03/2021

Dogs should be taken to the vet if poisoned, not treated with at-home remedies

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Covid-19
Published on 04/03/2021

Post falsely claims Johnson & Johnson didn't update public after vaccine trial volunteer fell ill

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Published on 04/03/2021

These photos show reenactments of torture methods reported by Falun Gong members

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Covid-19
Published on 04/03/2021

Inhaling steam from herbal tea does not help treat or prevent Covid-19

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Published on 03/03/2021

Doctored image shows people fleeing violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012

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Published on 03/03/2021

The photo shows a computer-generated image, not an actual picture of three planets viewed from Mars

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Published on 02/03/2021

Picture showing arrest of suspected bank robbers in Nigeria is from 2016

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Published on 26/02/2021

Letter claiming United States is evacuating its citizens from Uganda is an old hoax

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Published on 25/02/2021

This photo is not of World Trade Organization Director-General as a child

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Covid-19
Published on 24/02/2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa did not receive his Covid-19 vaccine with a capped needle

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Published on 24/02/2021

British monarch's first visit to Ethiopia came 10 years after this photo was taken

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Published on 23/02/2021

AFP photo from 2018 circulates in misleading posts about unrest in Nigeria’s southeast region

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Covid-19
Published on 22/02/2021

US health authority has not established a link between Covid-19 vaccines and reported deaths

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Published on 19/02/2021

Students kidnapped from secondary school in northern Nigeria still held in captivity

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Covid-19
Published on 19/02/2021

Beware of fake websites claiming to give out Covid-19 aid on behalf of Nigeria's government

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Published on 19/02/2021

South Africa is yet to release Grade 12 results for 2020

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Published on 19/02/2021

The photo is of a church destroyed more than 20 years ago

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