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Published on 29/07/2020

Racist rant attributed to Trump is a recycled claim also tied to other leaders in the past

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Covid-19
Published on 28/07/2020

False claims circulate that global COVID-19 fatalities have surpassed 1.6 million

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Covid-19
Published on 27/07/2020

WHO dismisses fake COVID-19 job ads, warns of similar scams

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Covid-19
Published on 26/07/2020

Viral video does not show mourners breaking COVID-19 rules at Mandela family funeral

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Covid-19
Published on 24/07/2020

Suspected COVID-19 sufferers in South Africa can be forced into quarantine under certain circumstances

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Published on 24/07/2020

Images claiming to show recent snowfall in Kenya are old and actually depict hail

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Published on 21/07/2020

Demolition of Nigerian embassy building in Ghana fuels misinformation

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Covid-19
Published on 17/07/2020

No banning order issued ending the use of face masks in Tanzania

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Covid-19
Published on 16/07/2020

Watch out for these common types of Facebook scams in Africa

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Covid-19
Published on 14/07/2020

WHO still recommends self-isolation and social distancing to prevent COVID-19 transmission

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Covid-19
Published on 25/06/2020

Scientists warn against 'bogus' COVID-19 removal cards

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Published on 24/06/2020

Experts say cancer-causing “silver nitro oxide” does not exist as viral post suggests

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Published on 19/06/2020

Not all of the images are related to the global influenza outbreak a century ago

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Published on 19/06/2020

Old photos show Cyril Ramaphosa at events long before coronavirus pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 05/06/2020

Business grant scam in Uganda resurfaces on Facebook

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Published on 04/06/2020

No evidence Rwanda’s president ordered 18 Chinese nationals to leave the country

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Published on 25/05/2020

The figure shows debt built up over successive governments

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Published on 25/05/2020

Interpol has not released a report on cybercrime hotspots in Kenya

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Covid-19
Published on 21/05/2020

Nigeria imposed a curfew to slow the spread of COVID-19 and has not yet set up 5G networks

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Published on 15/05/2020

TV report shows an unrelated Guinea incident predating COVID-19 outbreak

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Vaccines
Published on 05/05/2020

African mistrust of Western vaccines threatens coronavirus fight

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Covid-19
Published on 04/05/2020

This video shows a flypast rehearsal for South Africa's 2019 presidential inauguration

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Published on 28/04/2020

Britain’s first coronavirus vaccine volunteer has not died after trial jab

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Covid-19
Published on 21/04/2020

The World Bank did not praise Tanzania’s anti-coronavirus policies

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Covid-19
Published on 20/04/2020

Kenya governor quotes non-existent WHO research to defend alcohol donations

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Covid-19
Published on 17/04/2020

This footage was taken during an electoral campaign months before the pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 15/04/2020

South Sudan's chief justice and his family tested negative for COVID-19

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Covid-19
Published on 02/04/2020

‘It’s a myth’: South Australian health authorities dismiss rumour about an ice rink-turned-morgue for COVID-19 victims