false Africa Africans russia army false claim Video does not show a ‘huge group of Africans’ joining Russia’s army
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
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli colonisation Africa No, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu didn’t say he would ‘recolonise’ Africa after he ‘finished Palestine’ – 2016 speech taken out of context
child trafficking miners crime Viral message makes unsupported claims about child trafficking and illegal miners in South Africa
migrants Lampedusa island Africa African migrants clash with police on Italy’s Lampedusa island? No, clip of brawl outside nightclub in 2021
Covid-19 Covid-19 vaccine Africa No, undated article misleads on vaccination rates and cases of Covid in Africa
Multiple sclerosis Covid-19 vaccine vaccines Coronavirus Not enough evidence Covid-19 vaccines trigger multiple sclerosis, despite research paper with tiny sample size
Economy finances crime jobs scam No, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission isn’t recruiting
Covid-19 Covid-19 vaccine Africa No, Covid vaccination in Africa not just 6%, as tweet claims – uptake improving