Our lead fact-checker Rehobot Ayalew, on why countering disinformation on Facebook is crucial “Most of the people have low media literacy, so Facebook is considered to be credible … So working with Facebook, and also checking and verifying Facebook content, is the major way to counter this disinformation.”
Read the whole article by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-02-20/facebook-accused-of-letting-activists-incite-ethnic-massacres-with-hate-and-misinformation-by-survivors-in-ethiopia
Read the whole article by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-02-20/facebook-accused-of-letting-activists-incite-ethnic-massacres-with-hate-and-misinformation-by-survivors-in-ethiopia
TBIJ
Facebook accused by survivors of letting activists incite ethnic…
Fact checkers and civil society organisations describe company's virtually 'non-existent' support for their work tackling misinformation
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A Facebook page with more than 60,000 followers posted four images claiming to show TPLF POWs captured recently in the war between the Afar region and TPLF. But, HaqCheck looked into the pictures and rated them False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-pictures-don-t-show-recent-tplf-po-ws-in-afar-region
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-pictures-don-t-show-recent-tplf-po-ws-in-afar-region
Addis Zeybe
False: The pictures don’t show recent TPLF POWs in Afar Region
HaqCheck looked into the pictures that are used to support the claim and rated them False.
ከ13 ሺህ በላይ ተከታይ ያለው የፌስቡክ አካውንት፣ “ከትግራይ የተዘረፉ ቅርሶች ለአለም ገበያ በዚህ አይነት ሁኔታ እየተቸበቸቡ ነው።” የሚል ጽሁፍ ከቪድዮ ጋር አጋርቶ ነበር። ይሁን እንጂ የፌስቡክ ፖስቱን ለመደገፍ የቀረበውን ቪድዮ ትክክለኛነት ሀቅቼክ መርምሮ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/videyowe-kategeraaye-kelele-yatazarafu-thenetaawi-qeresocene-yaasaayaale
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/videyowe-kategeraaye-kelele-yatazarafu-thenetaawi-qeresocene-yaasaayaale
Addis Zeybe
ቪድዮው ከትግራይ ክልል የተዘረፉ ጥንታዊ ቅርሶችን ያሳያል ?
መረጃውን ለመደገፍ ከፖስቱ ጋር የተያያዘውን ቪድዮ ሀቅቼክ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
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In the following summary, HaqCheck covers the major contents of disinformation that caught our attention during the third week of February.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-the-looted-artifacts-to-the-release-of-tamrat-negera-weekly-summary
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-the-looted-artifacts-to-the-release-of-tamrat-negera-weekly-summary
Addis Zeybe
From the looted artifacts to the release of Tamrat Negera: Weekly summary
HaqCheck fact-checked two Facebook posts. Below is a summary of the information disorder during the week.
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A news website shared a news report titled, "Seven killed in #Ethiopia mine collapse", with a supporting picture. However, #HaqCheck confirmed that the image doesn't prove the claimed mine collapse incident and rated it #FALSE.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-people-who-died-due-to-the-collapse-of-an-illegal-mine
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-people-who-died-due-to-the-collapse-of-an-illegal-mine
Addis Zeybe
False: The image doesn’t show people who died due to the collapse of an illegal mine.
The image is found to be false.
An image was shared on Facebook on Feb 19, 2022 to support a claim that thousands of Eritrean troops were recently killed in Tigray. However, HaqCheck confirmed that the image doesn’t show Eritrean troops recently killed in Tigray and rated the post #FALSE.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-eritrean-soldiers-recently-killed-in-tigray
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-eritrean-soldiers-recently-killed-in-tigray
Addis Zeybe
False: The image doesn't show Eritrean soldiers recently killed in Tigray
HaqCheck confirmed that the image below doesn’t show the Eritrean troops recently killed in Tigray.
Check out the summary of the major controversies and disinformation trend observed in the fourth week of February.
#counterdisinformation #weekly #Ethiopia #HaqCheck
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-us-embassy-opening-a-consular-office-in-mekelle-to-people-killed-in-mine-collapse-weekly-summary
#counterdisinformation #weekly #Ethiopia #HaqCheck
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-us-embassy-opening-a-consular-office-in-mekelle-to-people-killed-in-mine-collapse-weekly-summary
Addis Zeybe
From US Embassy opening a consular office in Mekelle to people killed in mine collapse: Weekly summary
Disinformation trend during the fourth week of February.
The process of the establishment of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission incited a number of controversies accompanied by contents of disinformation. HaqCheck looked into the trend and recommends social media audience be informed and cautious interacting over such issues to avoid the dire consequences of mis/disinformation.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/analysis/controversies-over-the-national-dialog-commission
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/analysis/controversies-over-the-national-dialog-commission
Addis Zeybe
Controversies over the National Dialog Commission
Several controversies surfaced social media voicing concerns over the approval of Commissioners of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission
የንግድ ባንክ ህንፃ ላይ ታየ የተባለው የዩክሬን ባንዲራ፣ የጀነራል ክንፈ ጉዳይ እና ሌሎች መረጃዎች በሀቅቼክ ተዳሰዋል።
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJGBXlz2hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJGBXlz2hk
YouTube
የንግድ ባንክ ህንፃ ላይ ታየ የተባለው የዩክሬን ባንዲራ፣ የጀነራል ክንፈ ጉዳይ እና ሌሎችም
በዚህ ሳምንቱ የሀቅቼክ ፕሮግራም በአድዋ ድል አከባበር ዙሪያ የታዩ ውዝግቦች፣ የንግድ ባንክ ህንፃ ላይ ታየ የተባለው የዩክሬን ባንዲራ፣ የጀነራል ክንፈ ጉዳይ እና ሌሎችም ተዳሰዋል::ለፈጣን መረጃዎች የአዲስ ዘይቤ የማህበራዊ ሚዲያዎችን ይቀላቀሉ፡T...
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#Scam Alert
ከዚህ ቀደም በSafaricom Ethiopia ስም ሲዘዋወሩ የነበሩ የተለያዩ ሀሰተኛ መልዕክቶች እና የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ገፆች እንዳሉ ሀቅቼክ አሳውቆ ነበር። ነገር ግን እነዚህ መልዕክቶች እና ሀሰተኛ ገፆች ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ የተከታዮቻቸው ቁጥር እየጨመሩ እና እየተሰራጩ ይገኛሉ። በመሆኑም መረጃን ከታማኝ ምንጮች ብቻ በመውሰድ እራስዎን እና ሌሎችን ከአጭበርባሪዎች ይጠብቁ። የSafaricom Ethiopiaን ይፋዊ ገጾች ከታች በተቀመጠው ጽሁፍ ውስጥ ያገኙታል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/ataalaaye-saafaarikome-teyopheyaa-yashelemaate-edele-alaaqarabame
ከዚህ ቀደም በSafaricom Ethiopia ስም ሲዘዋወሩ የነበሩ የተለያዩ ሀሰተኛ መልዕክቶች እና የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ገፆች እንዳሉ ሀቅቼክ አሳውቆ ነበር። ነገር ግን እነዚህ መልዕክቶች እና ሀሰተኛ ገፆች ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ የተከታዮቻቸው ቁጥር እየጨመሩ እና እየተሰራጩ ይገኛሉ። በመሆኑም መረጃን ከታማኝ ምንጮች ብቻ በመውሰድ እራስዎን እና ሌሎችን ከአጭበርባሪዎች ይጠብቁ። የSafaricom Ethiopiaን ይፋዊ ገጾች ከታች በተቀመጠው ጽሁፍ ውስጥ ያገኙታል።
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/ataalaaye-saafaarikome-teyopheyaa-yashelemaate-edele-alaaqarabame
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Incase you missed it: here is our monthly disinformation trend analysis. In this summary HaqCheck covers the major misinformative and controversial issues during the month of #February. Read full
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/disinformation-trend-summary-during-the-month-of-february-2022
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/disinformation-trend-summary-during-the-month-of-february-2022
Addis Zeybe
Disinformation trend summary during the month of February 2022
The issues of information disorder and false claims on social media platforms were diversified.
A Facebook account shared an image titled, “Menelik's brutality is remembered today at Chelenko" on the day Adwa Victory was celebrated. However, HaqCheck fact-checked the claim and confirmed that the image used to support the claim is old, and rated it FALSE
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/the-image-doesn-t-show-recent-rally-at-chelenko
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/the-image-doesn-t-show-recent-rally-at-chelenko
Addis Zeybe
The image doesn’t show recent rally at Chelenko
HaqCheck rated the post False.
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በየካቲት 23 ፤ 2014 ዓ.ም ከ46 ሺህ በላይ ተከታይ ያለው አንድ የፌስቡክ ገጽ “ጨለንቆ ላይ የምኒሊክ አረመኔነት ታስቦ ውሏል” በሚል ጽሁፍ አንድ ምስል አጋርቶ ነበር። ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ የፌስቡክ ገጹ የተጠቀመውን ምስል ወቅታዊነት አጣርቶ ሀሰት ብሎታል።
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-baqerebu-bachalaneqo-yatadaragane-hezebaawi-hunate-ayaasaayeme
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/hasate-meselu-baqerebu-bachalaneqo-yatadaragane-hezebaawi-hunate-ayaasaayeme
Addis Zeybe
ሀሰት፡ ምስሉ በቅርቡ በጨለንቆ የተደረገን ህዝባዊ ሁነት አያሳይም
ይሁን እንጂ ይህ የፌስቡክ ገጽ የተጠቀመው ምስል በ2007 ዓ.ም The Oromian Economist ከተባለ ድረ-ገጽ ላይ የተወስደ እንደሆነ ሀቅቼክ አረጋግጧል።
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A post appeared on Facebook claiming that Russia is going to establish Africa’s biggest nuclear reactor in Ethiopia. The post was shared as breaking news. However, HaqCheck interrogated the Facebook post and rated it MISLEADING
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/misleading-russia-will-not-construct-a-nuclear-weapon-manufacturing-but-a-nuclear-power-plant-in-ethiopia
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/misleading-russia-will-not-construct-a-nuclear-weapon-manufacturing-but-a-nuclear-power-plant-in-ethiopia
Addis Zeybe
MISLEADING: Russia will not construct a nuclear weapon manufacturing, but a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia
HaqCheck interrogated the Facebook post and rated it MISLEADING.
A Facebook page shared an image on Mar 3, captioned, “GERD workers and soldiers from the defense force were attacked by Gumuz rebels while traveling from the dam to a metropolitan area.” However, HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-gumuz-rebels-who-attacked-gerd-workers
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-image-doesn-t-show-gumuz-rebels-who-attacked-gerd-workers
Addis Zeybe
False: The image doesn’t show Gumuz rebels who attacked GERD workers
HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
አንድ የፌስቡክ ገፅ በየካቲት 30 ፤ 2014 ዓም “ሩስያ በኢትዮጵያ ትልቁን የኒውክለር ማብላያ ልትከፍት ነው” የሚል ፅሁፍን አያይዞ አንድ ምስልን አጋርቶ ነበር። ይሁን እንጂ ሀቅቼክ የፌስቡክ ፖስቱን መረጃ አጣርቶ አሳሳች ብሎታል።
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/asaasaace-ruseyaa-ba-teyopheyaa-yaniwekelare-xaayele-maamanechaa-eneji-yaniwekelare-yathore-masaariyaa-maameracaa-yamaaqwaaqwaame-eqede-yalaateme
https://am.addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/asaasaace-ruseyaa-ba-teyopheyaa-yaniwekelare-xaayele-maamanechaa-eneji-yaniwekelare-yathore-masaariyaa-maameracaa-yamaaqwaaqwaame-eqede-yalaateme
Addis Zeybe
አሳሳች፡ ሩስያ በኢትዮጵያ የኒውክለር ኃይል ማመንጫ እንጂ የኒውክለር የጦር መሳሪያ ማምረቻ የማቋቋም ዕቅድ የላትም
ሀቅቼክ የፌስቡክ ፖስቱን አጣርቶ አሳሳች ብሎታል።
A Facebook account shared a post captioned, “ TPLF moved a large number of troops marching towards the Eritrean border.” However, HaqCheck inspected the image and rendered it False.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-picture-doesn-t-show-tplf-army-marching-towards-eritrea
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/false-the-picture-doesn-t-show-tplf-army-marching-towards-eritrea
Addis Zeybe
False: The picture doesn’t show TPLF army marching towards Eritrea
HaqCheck rated the post False
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In the following summary HaqCheck covered the viral contents of disinformation & controversies observed during the second week of March, along with important recommendations.
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-russia-constructing-nuclear-reactor-in-ethiopia-to-procurement-of-40-million-liters-of-edible-oil-weekly-summary
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/reports/from-russia-constructing-nuclear-reactor-in-ethiopia-to-procurement-of-40-million-liters-of-edible-oil-weekly-summary
Addis Zeybe
From Russia constructing nuclear reactor in Ethiopia to procurement of 40 million liters of edible oil: Weekly summary
A summary of disinformation trend observed in the second week of March.
በባለፈው ሳምንት በነበረን ቆይታ ከሰሞኑ የነበረው የባንኮች አወዛጋቢ ጉዳይ ፣ የሩስያ የኒኩሌር ማብላያ በኢትዮጵያ እና ሌሎች ጉዳዮች በሀቅቼክ ተዳሰዋል።
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGUvdHuChxA&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGUvdHuChxA&t=1s
YouTube
ከሰሞኑ የታየው የባንኮች አወዛጋቢ ጉዳይ፣ የሩስያ የኒኩሌር ማብላያ በኢትዮጵያ እና ሌሎች
በዚህ ሳምንቱ የሀቅቼክ ፕሮግራም ከሰሞኑ የታየው የባንኮች አወዛጋቢ ጉዳይ፣ የሩስያ የኒኩሌር ማብላያ በኢትዮጵያ እና ሌሎችም ጉዳዮች ተዳሰዋል::
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