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Published on 05/10/2020

Misleading claim circulates online that Facebook posts show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party ahead of 2020 election

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Published on 05/10/2020

The Eswatini government rejected claims of a new law prohibiting foreign-owned businesses

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Bill Gates
Published on 01/10/2020

Quote in support of Nigeria's Biafra state falsely attributed to Bill Gates

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Covid-19
Published on 30/09/2020

These drugs are COVID-19 treatments, not vaccines, and they are available in Western countries

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Published on 28/09/2020

Building falsely linked to human trafficking is a police residence, say cops

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Published on 28/09/2020

This video is a Nigerian artist’s animation of a drone delivering instant noodles

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Published on 25/09/2020

Misleading video circulating online does not show ‘war’ amid Nigerian state election

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Covid-19
Published on 25/09/2020

Poster shared in South Africa makes false claims about face masks

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Published on 23/09/2020

This video shows a student attacking his professor in Equatorial Guinea

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Published on 22/09/2020

Hoax ballot does not show Nigerian politician's vote for rival

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Published on 18/09/2020

Old video shared by Nigerian activist does not depict recent electoral violence in Nigerian state

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Published on 17/09/2020

These are old pictures unrelated to recent Sudan floods

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Published on 16/09/2020

Misleading Facebook posts promote “anti-rape condom” that is not yet available in stores

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Published on 15/09/2020

Retail pharmacy chain in South Africa denies taunting competitor with advert amid race scandal

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Published on 11/09/2020

Photo of damaged road was taken in Thailand, not Nigeria

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Published on 06/09/2020

Trump overturned a Nigeria arms embargo imposed by Obama

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Published on 02/09/2020

Photo shows a Lithuania rally, not a protest in South Africa

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Published on 02/09/2020

Forbes has not ranked five Nigerians among world’s 10 wealthiest pastors

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Published on 01/09/2020

Imposter Facebook post uses old photo of child who died following brain surgery

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Published on 28/08/2020

This image shows a Zimbabwean man and his shoe collection, not Uganda’s president

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Published on 28/08/2020

False rumour of kidnap accused’s death penalty sentence originated from click-bait article

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Published on 28/08/2020

This 2019 video actually shows a crocodile in a flooded street in India

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Covid-19
Published on 27/08/2020

All grades in South Africa are scheduled to complete the school year, not repeat it

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Published on 27/08/2020

This composite image is based on a model of a biblical palace in Israel

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Covid-19
Published on 27/08/2020

This video does not show a Covid-19 patient who was nearly buried alive

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Published on 26/08/2020

South African rugby bosses did not fire eight players who declined to kneel before a match

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Published on 26/08/2020

Headline was digitally altered, does not come from a Nigerian TV channel

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Published on 25/08/2020

This video does not show a fight between Somalia’s president and his deputy

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