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Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 20/11/2020 This altered photo does not show the arrest of Ethiopia’s former head of intelligence
Image Published on 19/11/2020 South African pharmacy chain Clicks denies offering free sanitary pads, but is running a promotion
Image Covid-19 Published on 18/11/2020 Scam alert: Africa’s richest man is not running a Facebook giveaway for youths affected by Covid-19
Image Published on 17/11/2020 "World Doctors Alliance" shares false and misleading claims about the Covid-19 pandemic
Image Published on 17/11/2020 No, Zimbabwean businessman “Ginimbi” did not buy his coffin a week before he died
Image Published on 16/11/2020 This image of an injured journalist was taken during a protest five years ago, not at a recent rally
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 16/11/2020 This image shows a factory blast in China, not missiles hitting Eritrea’s capital
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 12/11/2020 This image shows cash seized from a Brazilian politician in 2017, not from Tigray officials
Image Published on 12/11/2020 This is not a real ICC witness statement from a Kenyan lawyer accused of bribery
Image Published on 12/11/2020 These are old images of Ugandan soldiers in Kampala after the US warned of a terror threat
Image Published on 11/11/2020 This video shows the funeral of former Nigerian leader Yar’Adua – not President Buhari, who is alive
Image Ethiopia conflict Published on 06/11/2020 These images are old and do not show scenes of unrest in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray
Image Published on 04/11/2020 No evidence behind claims that Putin vowed to back Ethiopia in Nile dam dispute
Image Covid-19 Published on 02/11/2020 WHO head did not say he tested positive for Covid-19, only that he was quarantining after a contact tested positive
Image Published on 02/11/2020 This video shows protesters storming the German embassy in Sudan in 2012
Image Published on 30/10/2020 Videos purporting to show violence during recent elections in Zanzibar are old and unrelated
Image Published on 30/10/2020 This image of Nigerians protesting police violence has been doctored to insert unrelated placards
Image Published on 29/10/2020 These photos show fires in the United States, not on South African farms
Image Published on 28/10/2020 Hoax embassy pages falsely claim Trump made visa announcements for Kenya and Liberia
Image Published on 28/10/2020 This photo predates Nigeria’s #EndSARS rallies and shows the earlier arrests of alleged army impostors
Image Published on 27/10/2020 This image shows children taking a nap under a tree at a school in Nigeria, not in South Sudan
Image EndSARS protests Published on 27/10/2020 This road was vandalised in South Africa and not by protesters in Nigeria
Image EndSARS protests Published on 26/10/2020 The footage from 2017 is unrelated to protests against police brutality in Nigeria
Image Published on 26/10/2020 No recent statements on Ethiopia have been issued by the EU, as this doctored image claims
Image EndSARS protests Published on 26/10/2020 This image shows an actor on a movie set, not a man shot during Nigeria protests
