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Energy
Published on 19/11/2024

Posts falsely claim Rivers governor shut down operations of oil companies in Nigerian state

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 18/11/2024

Proposed port in Nigeria’s southeast is not closer to the Atlantic than Lagos docks

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Published on 14/11/2024

TikTok posts falsely claim Kenya’s Odinga drops out of AU chairmanship race

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Energy
Published on 12/11/2024

False posts claim bus running on natural gas killed 18 in Nigeria

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Published on 08/11/2024

False post claims CAF ordered replay of Nigeria-Libya football match

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Published on 06/11/2024

Image of Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi inside train with Lagos governor is altered

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Published on 01/11/2024

Misleading posts claim that southwestern Nigerian state has been split into two

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Published on 01/11/2024

Posts misleadingly claim Russian leader unveiled BRICS banknote to member countries in Kazan

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 31/10/2024

Video altered to make Ethiopian activist appear to announce death of rebel leader in October 2024

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Migration
Published on 31/10/2024

Posts incite anti-foreigner sentiment with old video of unrest in South Africa

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Published on 28/10/2024

Reports falsely claim US court acquits Nigerian airline owner charged with fraud

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 25/10/2024

Post falsely claims altered video shows anti-government protests in northern Ethiopia

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Published on 23/10/2024

Posts falsely claim Nigeria and Kenya are the least corrupt countries in Africa

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 23/10/2024

Fabricated letter falsely claims that Ethiopia’s prime minister dismissed his chief adviser

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Migration
Published on 23/10/2024

Image of gun-wielding man was taken in Somalia, not South Africa

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Published on 18/10/2024

Misleading posts claiming Nigeria lost UN Human Rights Council election

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Published on 18/10/2024

Photo does not show angry crowd in Kenya chasing MP who backed deputy’s impeachment

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Published on 17/10/2024

Post misleadingly claims US vendetta against Nigerian airline owner over London routes

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Published on 17/10/2024

Post falsely claims video shows Ethiopian ex-army chief speaking about overthrowing PM

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Published on 14/10/2024

Posts falsely claim US ambassador apologised to Ugandan president

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 10/10/2024

Ethiopian rebel leader's speech taken out of context to claim militia was giving up fight

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Published on 04/10/2024

Posts circulating in Ethiopia make misleading claims about tensions in the Horn of Africa

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Published on 03/10/2024

Post misleads with old video of Nigerian police raid on illegal pill mill

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Ethiopia conflict
Published on 03/10/2024

Ethiopian politician’s words taken out of context to claim he called for ousting Tigray’s interim leader

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Published on 02/10/2024

Viral video showing thwarted hijacking recorded in Barbados, not South Africa

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Published on 02/10/2024

Local governorship election in Nigeria fuels misleading claims

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Published on 01/10/2024

Animated plane crash video misrepresented as Brazilian air disaster

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Published on 30/09/2024

Old UK video falsely linked to Ugandan opposition leader’s clash with police in September 2024

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