Puntland Mirror Fact Check: Know What’s True
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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.
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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.
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HOAX: Somalia’s Ministry of Education did not advertise these online courses and jobs
The Ministry has disowned the advertisement.
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FALSE: This X post with a purported UN Security alert in Mogadishu is fake
The United Nations office in Somalia has disowned it.
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MISSING CONTEXT: This video is not from 2 August attack at Lido Beach Mogadishu, Somalia
The video was initially published on September 17, 2019.
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FALSE: This image is not from Lido Beach, Mogadishu
The image was initially published on 31 July 2024, which predates the Lido Beach attack.
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MISSING CONTEXT: This video of Somalia’s President criticising his Eritrean counterpart is not from 2024
The video was captured in December 2020.