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
false Kenya quarantine KTN News STD syphilis false claim Health No, Kenya’s Star newspaper didn’t publish story about news anchor being quarantined due to a newsroom STD outbreak
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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
Jacinda Ardern Covid-19 Vaccine New Zealand's former prime minister Jacinda Ardern did get the Covid vaccine. Ignore false claims on social media
migrants Lampedusa island Africa African migrants clash with police on Italy’s Lampedusa island? No, clip of brawl outside nightclub in 2021
Covid-19 vaccination vaccinated Tedros Ghebreyesus WHO’s Tedros Ghebreyesus did get vaccinated against Covid-19. Ignore old video shared with different claim