false South Africa World Health Organization pandemic future pandemics pandemic agreement abandoned false claim No, health body’s global agreement to better prepare for future pandemics has not been ‘abandoned’ after ‘backlash’
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false Nigeria body president Liberia false claim No, photos show identified murder victim in Nigeria in 2021 – not ‘unknown body’ found behind new Liberian president’s house in 2024
false Nigeria Air Peace airline largest false claim No, Nigeria’s privately owned Air Peace not Africa’s largest airline by passengers
false South Africa Cern Large Hadron Collider satanic false claim Video clips show railway tunnel opening ceremony – not ‘satanic’ side of European physics project Cern
South Africa Covid-19 Coronavirus XBB variant omicron false claim Don’t believe warning about ‘different and deadly’ coronavirus ‘XBB variant’ – old false story circulating again
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South Africa false Mozambique migrants vote voting ANC south africa election meta check false claim No, video of Mozambican migrants registering for their country’s 2024 elections – not ‘imported’ to vote for South Africa’s ruling party