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IN SHORT: Two viral TikTok videos falsely claim that former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has died. But both use doctored news footage and recycled audio to mislead viewers. A TikTok video, posted ...

IN SHORT: Videos of disgraced naturopath Barbara O’Neill saying pap smears damage the cervix, with potential to cause abnormal cell growth, are doing the rounds online. But this is false. While they ...

IN SHORT: An online image resembling the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, claims that opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka has been offered KSh4 billion to drop his presidential bid. However ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim these are the names of candidates shortlisted by Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service Commission for unspecified jobs. But the agency says the list is fake. Some social ...

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Some social media users have posted what they claim to be an official list of candidates shortlisted for jobs by Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service Commission, or FCSC. The commission is responsible for ...

IN SHORT: A video is circulating online in Nigeria, showing politician Omoyele Sowore meeting with presidential adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Users suggest it shows Sowore’s defection to the ruling All ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that six police officers were arrested in Imo state for assaulting civilians with machetes. But the images attached to the posts are from 2023, not April 2025.

IN SHORT: TikTok videos claim Burkina Faso’s leader is dead, but all evidence shows Ibrahim Traoré is alive and still popular among pan-Africanists. Damiba had himself overthrown president Roch Kaboré ...