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HaqCheck is an Ethiopia based fact-checking project that verifies media content from social to the mainstream. We fact-check in English and on local languages widely spoken in the Horn of Africa.

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A viral video claiming to show the people of Kemisse celebrating the entrance of OLA into the town was posted on Facebook. However our finding revealed that the video was posted previously on October 23, 2018 and the post is #FALSE. Check the whole story ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/false-the-video-doesn-t-show-people-of-kemissie-celebrating-the-entrance-of-ola-recently
แ‰ฃแˆณแˆˆแแАแ‹ แˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ต แ‰ แ‰ฐแˆˆแ‹ซแ‹ฉ แŠ แˆˆแˆ แŠ แ‰€แ แˆšแ‹ฒแ‹ซแ‹Žแ‰ฝ แ‹จแ‰ฐแˆตแ‰ฐแ‹‹แˆˆแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‹›แ‰ฃ แŠฅแŠ“ แ‹จแŠ แ‹ตแˆแ‹Ž แŠ แ‹˜แŒ‹แŒˆแ‰ฅ แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฒแˆแˆ แˆŒแˆŽแ‰ฝ แ‹จแˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ฑ แˆ€แˆฐแ‰ฐแŠ› แˆ˜แˆจแŒƒแ‹Žแ‰ฝ แ‹ณแˆฐแˆณ แŠฅแАแˆ†แข ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCqC2bIJmcU
A Facebook post claiming to show spies and infiltrators that were caught while pretending to be disabled went viral in a short time. However, the images were actually taken from a news by Hadiya Zone Communication, on Nov 3, reporting an arrest of two people in the zone, who were deceiving the public as disabled men. The post is rated as #FALSE.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/false-the-images-do-not-show-caught-insurgents-and-spies
A Facebook post on Nov 5 claimed to show soldiers of the OLA and TPLF forces embracing each other. However the image was previously published on Facebook on Febr 23, 2019 and doesnโ€™t support the assertion. Therefore the post is rendered #FALSE ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-olf-and-tplf-troops-embracing-one-another
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต แ‹จแŒแˆตแ‰กแŠญ แŒˆแ… โ€œแŠ แŠซแˆ แŒ‰แ‹ณแ‰ฐแŠ› แ‰ แˆ˜แˆแˆฐแˆ แ‹จแˆตแˆˆแˆ‹แŠ“ แ‹จแˆฐแˆญแŒŽ แŒˆแ‰ฅแАแ‰ต แ‰ฐแŒแ‰ฃแˆญ แˆฒแˆแŒฝแˆ™ แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‹ซแ‹™ แ‹จแ‹ˆแˆซแˆชแ‹ แˆ€แ‹ญแˆ แŠ แ‰ฃแˆŽแ‰ฝ แŠ“แ‰ธแ‹โ€ฆโ€ แ‰ แˆ›แˆˆแ‰ต แˆแˆˆแ‰ต แˆแˆตแˆŽแ‰ฝแŠ• แŠ แŒ‹แˆญแ‰ถ แАแ‰ แˆญแข แ‹ญแˆแŠ• แŠฅแŠ•แŒ‚ แ‰ แˆแˆตแˆ‰ แˆ‹แ‹ญ แ‹จแˆšแ‰ณแ‹ฉแ‰ต แˆฐแ‹ˆแ‰ฝ แ‰ แˆƒแ‹ฒแ‹ซ แ‹žแŠ• แ‹แˆตแŒฅ แŠ แŠซแˆ แŒ‰แ‹ณแ‰ฐแŠ› แ‰ แˆ˜แˆแˆฐแˆ แˆ•แ‰ฅแˆจแ‰ฐแˆฐแ‰กแŠ• แˆฒแ‹ซแŒญแ‰ แˆจแ‰ฅแˆฉ แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‹ซแ‹™ แŠ“แ‰ธแ‹แข ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-yatayaazu-sarego-gabocene-enaa-salaayocene-ayaasaayeme
#ALERT
แˆ˜แˆตแŠจแˆจแˆ 7 แฃ 2014 แ‹“.แˆ  โ€œแ‹จแŠ แ‹แˆญ แŒ€แŒแŠ–แ‰ฝ แŠฅแŠ“ แ‹จแˆ˜แŠจแˆ‹แŠจแ‹ซ แˆฐแˆซแ‹Šแ‰ต แ‹จแˆ…แ‹ˆแˆ“แ‰ต แˆƒแ‹ญแˆŽแ‰ฝแŠ• แˆฒแ‹ซแ‰ฃแˆญแˆฉ แ‹จแˆšแ‹ซแˆณแ‹ญ แ‰ชแ‹ฒแ‹ฎ แ‹ฐแˆญแˆถแŠ“แˆ...โ€ แ‰ แˆ›แˆˆแ‰ต แˆฒแˆฐแˆซแŒญ แ‹จแАแ‰ แˆจแŠ• แ‹จ9แก57 แ‹ฐแ‰‚แ‰ƒ แ‰ชแ‹ฒแ‹ฎ แˆ€แ‰…แ‰ผแŠญ แŠ แŒฃแˆญแ‰ถ แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฐแАแ‰ แˆญ แ‹ญแ‰ณแ‹ˆแˆณแˆแข แˆ†แŠ–แˆ แŠจแ‰ณแ‰ฝ แ‰ฐแ‹ซแ‹ญแ‹ž แ‰ แˆšแŒˆแŠ˜แ‹ แˆแˆตแˆ แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฐแˆแ‰ตแˆ˜แˆˆแŠจแ‰ฑแ‰ต แ‰ชแ‹ฒแ‹ฎแ‹ แŠ แˆแŠ•แˆ แ‰ แ‰ฐแˆ˜แˆณแˆณแ‹ญ แˆแŠ”แ‰ณ แ‰ แ‰ฐแˆˆแ‹ซแ‹ฉ แ‹จแˆ›แˆ…แ‰ แˆซแ‹Š แˆšแ‹ฒแ‹ซ แŠ แ‹แ‰ณแˆฎแ‰ฝ แˆ‹แ‹ญ แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆฐแˆซแŒจ แ‹ญแŒˆแŠ›แˆแข 

แˆ€แ‰…แ‰ผแŠญ แŠจแ‹šแˆ… แ‰€แ‹ฐแˆ แˆ˜แˆจแŒƒแ‹แŠ• แ‰ฃแŒฃแˆซแ‹ แˆ˜แˆฐแˆจแ‰ต แ‰ชแ‹ฒแ‹ฎแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‹ˆแˆฐแ‹ฐแ‹ แ‰ แˆณแ‹แ‹ฒ แŠ แˆจแ‰ฅแ‹ซ แ‹ตแŠ•แ‰ แˆญ แˆ‹แ‹ญ แŒ‚แ‹›แŠ• แŠ แŠญแˆฒแˆต แ‰ฐแ‰ฅแˆ‹ แ‰ แˆแ‰ตแŒ แˆซแ‹ แŠ แŠซแ‰ฃแ‰ข แ‰ แˆณแ‹แ‹ฒ แŠฅแŠ“ แ‰ แ‹จแˆ˜แŠ• แŒฆแˆญ แˆ˜แŠซแŠจแˆ แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‹ฐแˆจแŒˆแŠ• แŒฆแˆญแАแ‰ต แˆˆแˆ›แˆณแ‹จแ‰ต แŒแŠ•แ‰ฆแ‰ต 21 แค 2013 แ‹“.แˆ แ‹จแ‰ฐแˆˆแ‰€แ‰€ แˆ˜แˆ†แŠ‘แŠ• แŠ แˆจแŒ‹แŒแŒงแˆแข แˆ™แˆ‰ แˆ˜แˆจแŒƒแ‹แŠ• แŠจแ‰ณแ‰ฝ แ‹ซแŠ•แ‰ฅแ‰ก ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-video-doesnt-show-military-operation-in-afar-front
A verified Facebook page of Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) shared a post, alongside a supporting image, claiming that the Tegrean forces have taken down a helicopter of the Ethiopian army at Mile front. HaqCheck ratified the image used to justify the claim and rated it FALSE ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/false-the-image-does-not-show-a-helicopter-shot-down-by-tigrayan-forces
Various Facebook pages continue posting false images, claiming that the Tigrean forces have taken down a helicopter at Mile front. HaqCheck ratified the image used by a Facebook page with more than 504,000 followers and rated it #FALSE.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/no-the-image-does-not-show-a-helicopter-shot-down-by-tigrayan-forces
Did you see a post claiming โ€œThe Oromo Liberation Army has overtaken the Shoa region in Addis..."? HaqCheck ratified the claim and rendered it #FALSE. Read full๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/no-the-images-do-not-show-that-olf-overtaken-shoa
แ‰ แŒแˆตแ‰กแŠญ แˆ›แˆจแŒ‹แŒแŒซ แ‹ซแŒˆแŠ˜ "Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF)" แ‹จแ‰ฐแ‰ฃแˆˆ แ‹จแŒแˆตแ‰กแŠญ แŒˆแ…แค แ‰ แŠ แ‹แˆญ แŠญแˆแˆ แˆšแˆŒ แŠ แŠจแ‰ฃแ‰ข แ‰ แ‰ตแŒแˆซแ‹ญ แˆ€แ‹ญแˆŽแ‰ฝ แ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ˜แ‰ณ แ‹จแŒฆแˆญ แˆ„แˆŠแŠฎแ•แ‰ฐแˆญแŠ• แ‹ซแˆณแ‹ซแˆ แ‰ฅแˆŽ แ‹ซแŒ‹แˆซแ‹ แˆแˆตแˆ แˆ€แˆฐแ‰ต แˆ˜แˆ†แŠ‘ แ‰ฐแˆจแŒ‹แŒแŒงแˆแข ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-bategeraaye-haayeloce-yatamataa-heelikopetarene-ayaasaayeme
There is a phrase in article by Reuters that reads โ€œ...requires citizens to carry ID cards that can indicate ethnic origin.โ€ describing the state of Emergency in Ethiopia. However, Residents' ID cards issued and used currently do not indicate either the ethnic origin or birthplace of a person, as asserted. Therefore HaqCheck rated it as #MISLEADING.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/misleading-the-current-resident-s-id-card-does-not-indicate-ethnic-origin
A Facebook post on Nov 9,2021 claimed that OLA soldiers are spotted on the roads leading to the gates of Addis. However, the image is found to be first posted on Aug 23,2021 on Twitter even before the claimed time. Therefore HaqCheck rendered it as #FALSE ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-oromo-liberation-army-on-the-roads-leading-to-the-gate-of-addis
แ‰ แ‹šแˆ… แˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ฑ แ‹จแˆ€แ‰…แ‰ผแŠญ แ•แˆฎแŒแˆซแˆ›แ‰ฝแŠ• แ‹จแŒแ‰ฅแ… แˆšแ‹ฒแ‹ซ แˆ€แˆฐแ‰ฐแŠ› แˆ˜แˆจแŒƒ แˆตแˆญแŒญแ‰ต แŠฅแŠ“ แˆŒแˆŽแ‰ฝ แ‹จแˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ฑ แˆ€แˆฐแ‰ฐแŠ› แˆ˜แˆจแŒƒแ‹Žแ‰ฝ แ‰ฐแ‹ณแˆฐแ‹‹แˆ แŠ แ‰ฅแˆจแ‹แŠ• แ‹ญแ‰†แ‹ฉ! #disinformation #Ethiopia #FactCheck #TheFactMatters
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A viral Facebook post claimed that a bulk of ammunition in the two images below was seized in Addis Ababa. However, HaqCheck confirmed that the images don't support the claim.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-images-don-t-show-ammunition-seized-in-addis-ababa
A video news report by "Tigray Television" YouTube channel claimed that the Ethiopian Airforce conducted airstrikes using drones on religious and cultural places in Wollo. However, HaqCheck has investigated the video footage and rendered it as #False ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-video-footage-doesn-t-show-drone-airstrikes-in-wollo
Did you see Facebook posts showing images of micro organisms cautioning the audience saying, โ€œDon't be Vaccinated! The vaccines contain bacteria.โ€ ? We ratified and rated the assertions FALSE. Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-posts-do-not-prove-covid-19-vaccine-contains-bacteria