false Africa Africans russia army false claim Video does not show a ‘huge group of Africans’ joining Russia’s army
nigeria US dollar Ignore social media claims that the US dollar was selling at N1,000 on Nigeria’s unofficial ‘parallel’ exchange market
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
false Nigeria bitter kola mango leaves cancer diabetes cure fake cures false claim Health No evidence that an infusion of bitter kola and mango leaves could fight cancer, diabetes and other diseases
false South Africa varicose veins cure fake cures Rosemary laurel false claim Health No, you can’t ‘eliminate’ varicose veins – there is no cure for the condition
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
migrants Lampedusa island Africa African migrants clash with police on Italy’s Lampedusa island? No, clip of brawl outside nightclub in 2021
suicide Heathrow airport nigeria Man dies by suicide in UK instead of being deported back to Nigeria? No, 2018 video of intoxicated passenger at US airport