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Did Italy's PM Claim Italy Has 'Ancestral Right' to Europe, North Africa and West Asia?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
March 19, 2024 Rumors the Italian prime minister laid claim to the territories were circulating online.
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Pic Shows Taylor Swift Eating Ice Cream as Children Cry?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 13, 2023 The photo was supposedly taken while she was visiting a small African village, according to a vi ...
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Video Shows 500K Men in Africa Preparing to 'Invade' Europe and America?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 26, 2023 "A World invasion is happening now," one X user commented on the viral video.
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Ronaldo's Hotel Offers Shelter to Victims of Morocco Earthquake?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 11, 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly made his Hotel Pestana CR7 available to people seeking shelter after ...
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A Viral Tweet on COVID-19 and Vaccination in Africa Misinforms

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan. 5, 2023 Claims about COVID-19 death and vaccination rates in Africa were out of date and ignored signifi ...
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Shoebill stork in flight with a hapless animal hanging out of its terrifying beak.

Is the Shoebill Stork a Real Animal?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 7, 2018 Images and videos of the shoebill stork, a large African bird, are often met with skepticism.
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Was Rihanna Banned From Senegal For Being Part of the 'Illuminati'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 5, 2018 For once, a notorious purveyor of fake news gets some details right, but gets the overall story ...
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Is There a 'New Outbreak' of HPV That 'Kills Faster than AIDS'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov. 27, 2017 A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.
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Trump Says Africans Are Poor Because They Think of Sex Instead of Farming?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 12, 2016 The quote originated on questionable blogs in 2015.
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African Union Issues 'Travel Advisory' for U.S.

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct. 5, 2016 A political cartoon was misreported online as being a real warning for African travelers regardi ...
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