A Viral Tweet on COVID-19 and Vaccination in Africa Misinforms

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Alex Kasprak

Jan 5, 2023 Claims about COVID-19 death and vaccination rates in Africa were out of date and ignored signifi ...

Is the Shoebill Stork a Real Animal?

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Dan Evon

May 7, 2018 Images and videos of the shoebill stork, a large African bird, are often met with skepticism.

Was Rihanna Banned From Senegal For Being Part of the 'Illuminati'?

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Dan MacGuill

Feb 5, 2018 For once, a notorious purveyor of fake news gets some details right, but gets the overall story ...

Is There a 'New Outbreak' of HPV That 'Kills Faster than AIDS'?

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Dan MacGuill

Nov 27, 2017 A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.

Trump Says Africans Are Poor Because They Think of Sex Instead of Farming?

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Bethania Palma

Dec 12, 2016 The quote originated on questionable blogs in 2015.

African Union Issues 'Travel Advisory' for U.S.

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Arturo Garcia

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