Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: Thumbnail image shows an illegal mine that collapsed in Oromia, Ethiopia
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook image claims to shows Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops moving towards the Eritrean border
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook post with images claims to show Russia’s missile attack on Kharkiv, a city in Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook image claims to show Russian weapons destroyed by Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: This image shared on Facebook claims to show a missile fired by Russia towards Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: An image shared on Facebook claims to show the Chelenqo massacre commemoration ceremony on 2 March 2022
Verdict: PARTLY FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: An image posted on Facebook claims to show a Russian ship seized by French soldiers
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook post with an image claims to show Russia’s bomb attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: This Facebook post with an image claims to show a 2022 Russian attack on Ukraine following the ongoing war between the two countries
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: An image shared on Facebook claims to show Ukrainian prisoners released by the country’s authorities to bolster the fight against Russian invasion in 2022
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: This image montage shared on Facebook claims to show Ukrainian capital Kyiv before and after the Russian invasion
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A post with two images claims to show the Russian Air Force entering Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: This Facebook post with an image claims to show Russian troops close to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Thermobaric bomb, dropped in Ukraine
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Nigerian military armored vehicle demobilized in Ebonyi state by unknown gunmen
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: United Nations and World Bank staffer Gachara wa Kamanga has been dismissed over gross misconduct and money laundering allegations
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Dp William Samoei Ruto received heroic reception as he gets into the USA for 10 days tour
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Cricketers Warne and Marsh killed by vaccines
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check