false French Arabic official language false claim No evidence Senegal has changed its official language from French to Arabic
false South Africa respiratory syncytial virus RSV outbreak face mask masks National Institute for Communicable Diseases NCID false claim No, South Africa’s infectious disease agency is not advising mask-wearing and other measures to protect against flu-like RSV
Nigeria charcoal lemon coffee teeth whiten false claim No, mixture of charcoal, lemon and coffee won’t whiten teeth. See a dentist instead
false South Africa correspondence Democratic Alliance Referendum Party United States south africa election meta check Elections false claim No evidence for authenticity of ‘confidential’ correspondence about US interference and support for Referendum Party in the Western Cape
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’
false Botswana Highway robbery video false video false claim Chilling video of Botswana highway robbery resurfaces in Nigeria
false Nigeria Microsoft leaving false claim No evidence for online claims that tech giant Microsoft is pulling out of Nigeria
false Nigeria financial crimes agency list fake list looting ex-governors false claim No, Nigeria’s financial crimes agency didn't release a list of 58 ex-governors accused of looting over N2 trillion in public funds
false Nigeria Israeli bill Bill outlaw Christianity criminalised false claim Old reports of Israeli bill outlawing Christian preaching resurface in Nigeria