Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: Ukraine’s missile factory has been attacked by Russia
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Parliamentary aspirant Omar Shallo, has been disqualified from participating in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party primaries
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: A Facebook post claim to show an anti-missile weapon that Ukraine recently received as foreign assistance
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Ethiopian Military base attacked at Bardale town, Somalia
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Image shows African migrants that drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Politician Eskinder Nega was shot dead in public
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Ethiopian military vehicle destroyed by Al Shabaab at Dinsor town, Somalia, in 2022
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Ethiopian singer Tariku Gankisi was arrested
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: Rubis Energy Kenya has appointed a new chief executive after the previous director’s deportation
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
