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Published on 29/01/2021

False claims circulate online following unrest in Nigeria's southeast

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Covid-19
Published on 28/01/2021

The US National Institutes of Health did not recommend ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients

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Covid-19
Published on 28/01/2021

Debunked claim of children dying in Guinea from Covid-19 vaccine resurfaces

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Covid-19
Published on 27/01/2021

Fraudulent Facebook posts claim the World Bank is giving loans to small businesses in Africa

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Published on 26/01/2021

Old hoax about forced polygamy in Eritrea resurfaces online

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Published on 26/01/2021

False claim circulates in South Africa linking AstraZeneca vaccine to China

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Published on 26/01/2021

Scenes of unrest were filmed in 2018, years before Uganda’s recent presidential vote

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Published on 21/01/2021

Photos show Honduran migrants trying to enter Guatemala, not post-election violence in Uganda

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Published on 20/01/2021

False statement attributed to Paul Kagame on his Ugandan counterpart

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Published on 20/01/2021

Parody Twitter account spreads confusion among Nigerian mobile phone users

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Published on 20/01/2021

Viral video does not show Bobi Wine’s wife, son being harassed by Ugandan police ahead of election

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Published on 18/01/2021

Beware false job ads - WHO does not recruit through third-party job portals

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Published on 18/01/2021

Hoax warning about 'WhatsApp virus' resurfaces online in Pakistan

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Published on 15/01/2021

These images are old and do not show election fraud in Uganda’s 2021 presidential poll

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Published on 13/01/2021

These pictures do not show torture scenes of opposition supporters in Uganda

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Published on 13/01/2021

Old post spreads misinformation about illegal arms shipment to Nigeria

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Covid-19
Published on 13/01/2021

South African newspaper clarifies it used photo of British woman receiving Covid-19 vaccine in satirical article

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Published on 12/01/2021

Images show US arms, not guns made by separatist group in Nigeria

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Published on 12/01/2021

False EU statement about rescue of kidnapped kids circulates in Nigeria

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Vaccines
Published on 07/01/2021

Obama has publicly endorsed Covid-19 vaccines and not warned Africans against them

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Published on 30/12/2020

This picture shows Italian performance artist Vanessa Beecroft and orphaned Sudanese twins she tried to adopt

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Published on 18/12/2020

These photos actually show a figurine of an ancient mythical creature made by a Spanish artist

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 18/12/2020

Image shows former head of Rwanda's presidential guard being arrested, not a TPLF leader

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Published on 16/12/2020

Video of daring hold-up by two men on horseback was filmed in Brazil, not Lesotho

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Covid-19
Published on 10/12/2020

Covid-19 vaccines don’t change your DNA

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Published on 10/12/2020

Canadian Prime Minister did not sign executive order granting special E-visas for Nigerians

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 08/12/2020

US has not assigned terrorist status to dissident group in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Published on 07/12/2020

This video shows a special police unit in Congo-Brazzaville, not Uganda’s People Power Movement

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