Bassirou Diomaye Faye #ElectionSenegal2024 Ousmane Sonko No, Senegal’s new president Faye hasn’t told France to ‘leave Senegal alone’ – old altered video of politician Sonko
false Uganda Yoweri Museveni Natasha Museveni appointed bank governor false claim No, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni didn’t appoint his daughter as new central bank governor
false Nigeria beating All Progressives Congress chairperson false claim No, beaten man in viral video not a local government chair from Nigeria’s ruling party
false Kenya Kenya trade union Francis Atwoli dead death death hoax false claim Ignore rumours that prominent Kenyan trade union leader Francis Atwoli has died
false Nigeria civil war south-eastern Nigeria false claim No, repeat of 1960s civil war not under way in south-eastern Nigeria
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 Alex Otti Abia state arrest false claim No, Nigeria’s Abia state governor Alex Otti has not ordered the arrest of predecessors over ‘missing N100 billion’
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