Check out a summary of major misinformative and controversial issues observed during the third week of January.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/in-case-you-missed-it-summary-of-major-misinformative-and-controversial-issues
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/in-case-you-missed-it-summary-of-major-misinformative-and-controversial-issues
Addis Zeybe
In case you missed it: summary of major misinformative and controversial issues
This summary covers the disinformation trends observed during the third week of January.
This Annual report on disinformation in Ethiopia (2021) covers the causes, and the major actors in the dissemination of dis/misinformation along with the widely used platforms. Besides, the tactics used to deceive and manipulate are also covered in-depth.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/annual-report-on-disinformation-in-ethiopia
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/annual-report-on-disinformation-in-ethiopia
Addis Zeybe
Annual Report on Disinformation in Ethiopia
This report covers the disinformation trend observed in 2021.
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Media is too big
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አሪፍ ነጋሪ ዘመቻ ላይ ለመሳተፍ ለሚፈልጉ ወጣት የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ተፅዕኖ ፈጣሪዎች በሙሉ: ምዝገባው ሊጠናቀቅ ጥቂት ቀናት ብቻ ቀርተውታል::
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#medialiteracy
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Reuters, on Jan 26, reported that Ethiopia's cabinet lifted the ongoing state of emergency. However, HaqCheck confirmed that the decision is yet to be approved by the House of Peoples' Representatives and rated the claim #MISLEADING. Read full
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/did-the-council-of-ministers-lift-the-state-of-emergency
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/did-the-council-of-ministers-lift-the-state-of-emergency
ሬውተርስ በጥር 18 ፤ 2014 ዓ.ም ባወጣው የዜና ሪፖርት፣ “የኢትዮጵያ የሚንስትሮች ምክር ቤት የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁ እንዲነሳ ከውሳኔ ላይ ደርሷል” የሚል ርዕስ በድረ ገጹ ላይ አንድ ጽሁፍ አስነብቦ ነበር።” ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ መረጃውን ሚንስትሩ ከሰጠው መግለጫ ጋር በማመሳከር ዜናውን አሳሳች ብሎታል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/asaasaace-yamineseteroce-mekere-beete-ya-asecakwaaye-gizee-awaajune-anesetwale
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/asaasaace-yamineseteroce-mekere-beete-ya-asecakwaaye-gizee-awaajune-anesetwale
Addis Zeybe
አሳሳች፡ የሚንስትሮች ምክር ቤት የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁን አንስቷል?
ሀቅቼክ የዜና ሪፖርቱ ያቀረበውን መረጃ ሚንስትሩ ከሰጠው መግለጫ ጋር በማመሳከር ዜናውን አሳሳች ብሎታል።
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ከ62 ሺህ በላይ ተከታይ ያለው የፌስቡክ ገፅ "ጁንታው ማስረከብ ጀምሯል አፋርም መረከብ ጀምረዋል...." የሚል ፅሁፍን በመጠቀም አንድ ምስልን አጋርቶ ነበር።
ነገርግን ሀቅቼክ ምስሉን በማጣራት ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-news
ነገርግን ሀቅቼክ ምስሉን በማጣራት ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-news
Addis Zeybe
ሀሰት፡ ምስሉ በአፋር ሀይሎች የተያዙ የጦር መሳርያ ጥይቶችን አያሳይም
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A Facebook page with more than 62 thousand followers shared an image captioned,
"Afar is receiving weapons that the Junta is handing over."
However, HaqCheck has Checked the image and rendered it False
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-picture-does-not-show-firearms-seized-by-afar-troops-during-a-recent-conflict
"Afar is receiving weapons that the Junta is handing over."
However, HaqCheck has Checked the image and rendered it False
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-picture-does-not-show-firearms-seized-by-afar-troops-during-a-recent-conflict
Addis Zeybe
False: The picture does not show firearms seized by Afar troops during a recent conflict
HaqCheck found it to be FALSE.
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In this week's disinformation trend summary, HaqCheck covers the #Misleading article by Reuters usage of #False images, in the past week, along with recommendations. Check it out
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-reuters-misleading-report-to-false-images-of-the-war-weekly-summary
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-reuters-misleading-report-to-false-images-of-the-war-weekly-summary
Addis Zeybe
From Reuters’ misleading report to false images of the war: Weekly summary
This summary covers the major misinformative and controversial issues in the fourth week of January.
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A Telegram channel shared an image captioned, "weapons captured by Afar militia at Berahle front."
However, HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-weapons-seized-by-afar-militia-at-berhale-front
However, HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-weapons-seized-by-afar-militia-at-berhale-front
Addis Zeybe
False: the image doesn’t show weapons seized by Afar militia at Berhale front
HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
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HaqCheck came across a message circulating on Telegram claiming to be from Safaricom Ethiopia, saying the company is offering giveaways and prizes. We counter checked the claim and contacted Safaricom Ethiopia and confirmed it is a #SCAM.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/factchecking/scam-safaricom-ethiopia-is-not-offering-any-prize
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/factchecking/scam-safaricom-ethiopia-is-not-offering-any-prize
Addis Zeybe
SCAM: Safaricom Ethiopia is not offering any prize
HaqCheck contacted Safaricom Ethiopia about the issue.
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ከአንድ ሺህ በላይ ተከታይ ያለው የቴሌግራም ቻናል በጥር 23 ፤ 2014 ዓ.ም “የአፋር ህዝባዊ ሰራዊት በዛሬው ዕለት በበራህሌ ግንባር ገቢ ያደረገው የጦር መሳርያ” የሚል ጽሁፍ በማያያዝ አንድ ምስል አጋርቶ ነበር። ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ የምስሉን ትክክለኛነት መርምሮ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-babaraahelee-genebaare-ba-afaare-hezebaawi-saraawite-yatayaazane-yathore-masaariyaa-ayaasaayeme
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-babaraahelee-genebaare-ba-afaare-hezebaawi-saraawite-yatayaazane-yathore-masaariyaa-ayaasaayeme
Addis Zeybe
ሀሰት: ምስሉ በበራህሌ ግንባር በአፋር ህዝባዊ ሰራዊት የተያዘን የጦር መሳሪያ አያሳይም
ሀቅቼክ የምስሉን ትክክለኛነት መርምሮ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
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A Telegram channel shared a couple of images captioned, "weapons captured from TPLF forces at the Raya front." However, HaqCheck has inspected the images and rendered the pictures used to support the claim as False. https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-images-don-t-show-weapons-captured-at-raya-front
Addis Zeybe
False: the images don't show weapons captured at Raya front
HaqCheck inspected the images and rendered the images used to support the claim False.
ከአንድ ሺህ በላይ ተከታይ ያለው የቴሌግራም ቻናል “በዛሬው ዕለት በራያ ግንባር በጀግኖቻችን ከትግሬ ወራሪ ሃይል የተማረከ መሳርያ” የሚል ጽሁፍን በማያያዝ ምስሎችን አጋርቶ ነበር።
ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ ፅሁፉን ለመደገፍ የቀረቡትን ምስሎች ትክክለኛነት መርምሮ ሀሰት ብሏቸዋል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-baraayaa-genebaare-yatamaaraku-masaariyaawocene-ayaasaayeme
ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ ፅሁፉን ለመደገፍ የቀረቡትን ምስሎች ትክክለኛነት መርምሮ ሀሰት ብሏቸዋል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-baraayaa-genebaare-yatamaaraku-masaariyaawocene-ayaasaayeme
Addis Zeybe
ሀሰት፡ ምስሉ በራያ ግንባር የተማረኩ መሳሪያዎችን አያሳይም
ፅሁፉን ለመደገፍ የቀረቡትን ምስሎች ትክክለኛነት መርምሮ ሀቅቼክ ሀሰት ብሏቸዋል።
A Facebook account posted an image with a claim that Tigrayan mothers are digging trench to help TPLF attack Afar. HaqCheck inspected the picture and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-tigrayan-mothers-digging-trench
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-tigrayan-mothers-digging-trench
Addis Zeybe
False: The image doesn’t show Tigrayan mothers digging trench
HaqCheck looked into the picture used to support the claim and rated it FALSE.
In the following summary HaqCheck covers the major disinformation and controversial claims observed during the second week of February.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-the-controversial-letter-to-weapons-captured-at-raya-front-weekly-summary
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-the-controversial-letter-to-weapons-captured-at-raya-front-weekly-summary
Addis Zeybe
From the controversial letter to weapons captured at Raya front: Weekly summary
HaqCheck checked the image and rendered it False.
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The claim circulating on social media about the release of Tamrat Negera is learned to be FALSE. The image used to support the claim is old and HaqCheck also reached out to Tamrat Negera’s family and confirmed that he is not released.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-tamrat-negera-is-not-released
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-tamrat-negera-is-not-released
Addis Zeybe
False: Tamrat Negera is not released
HaqCheck instantly reached out to Tamrat Negera’s family and confirmed that he was not released yet.
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አንድ የፌስቡክ አካውንት ጋዜጠኛ ታምራት ነገራ ከእስር ተፈቷል በማለት አንድ ምስል አጋርቶ ነበር።ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ ባደረገው ምርመራ ታምራት ነገራ ከእስር እንደተፈታ ተደርጎ የቀረበውን ይህን የፌስቡክ ፖስት ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-gaazeethanyaa-taameraate-nagaraa-ka-esere-aletafataame
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-gaazeethanyaa-taameraate-nagaraa-ka-esere-aletafataame
Addis Zeybe
ሀሰት፡ ጋዜጠኛ ታምራት ነገራ ከእስር አልተፈታም
ታምራት ነገራ እንደተፈታ ተደርጎ የቀረበውን የፌስቡክ ፖስት ሀቅቼክ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
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A Facebook account shared a post captioned, “looted artifacts from Tigray are being sold like this.” and shared a video linked to a website. However, HaqCheck investigated the video and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/does-the-video-show-looted-artifacts-from-tigray
https://addiszeybe.com/does-the-video-show-looted-artifacts-from-tigray
Addis Zeybe
Does the video show looted artifacts from Tigray?
HaqCheck inspected the post and rendered it False.
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Media is too big
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በይነ መረብ ላይ ደህንነታችንን ለመጠበቅ ምን አይነት ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ አለብን?
ይህንን እና ሌሎች ጉዳዮችን የዳሰስንበትን ሙሉ ፕሮግራም ይመልከቱ::
https://youtu.be/F_SIEy4K1Aw
ይህንን እና ሌሎች ጉዳዮችን የዳሰስንበትን ሙሉ ፕሮግራም ይመልከቱ::
https://youtu.be/F_SIEy4K1Aw