Somalia
Month: August 2024
Fact Check
PARTLY FALSE: This image doesn’t show the aftermath of the 2 August 2024 Al Shabaab attack in Mogadishu
The image has been online since 2016.
Somalia
English News
Fact Check
FALSE: These pictures purportedly of military vehicles Somaliland purchased from Ethiopia aren’t from August 2024
The images are not recent, they have been online since 2020.
Fact Check
HOAX: Somalia’s Ministry of Education did not advertise these online courses and jobs
The Ministry has disowned the advertisement.
Puntland
Fact Check
FALSE: This X post with a purported UN Security alert in Mogadishu is fake
The United Nations office in Somalia has disowned it.
English News
Fact Check
MISSING CONTEXT: This video is not from 2 August attack at Lido Beach Mogadishu, Somalia
The video was initially published on September 17, 2019.