A recent TikTok video claiming to show the devastating landslide in Gofa, Ethiopia, went viral, garnering more than three million views and sparking widespread concern.

However, A closer look revealed that the video shared on the TikTok account was footage of a landslide disaster in Meghalaya, India, in 2022.

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An image was recently circulating on different social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, claiming to show a ship hoisting an Ethiopian flag and docked at Berbera port in Somaliland. However, HaqCheck inspected the posts and verified them as false.

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ይህ ቪዲዮ በኢትዮጵያ ጎፋ ዞን የተፈጠረውን የመሬት መንሸራተት አደጋ ያሳያል በሚል በቲክቶክ ላይ ተጋርቶ የነበረ ሲሆን ቪድዮው በመቶ ሺዎች ሲጋር ከ3.8 ሚሊየን በላይ ዕይታዎችንም ማግኘት ችሏል።

ነገር ግን ሀቅቼክ ቪዲዮውን ለማጣራት ባደረገው ጥረት መሰረት ቪዲዮው በህንድ ሜጋሊያ ግዛት በ2014ዓ.ም የተከሰተውን የመሬት መንሸራተት አደጋ የሚያሳይ ሆኖ አግኝቶታል።

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An image circulating on different social media platforms like Telegram, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook as a soldier who lost one of his legs in the battlefield lifting his amputated leg and shouting "victory for Fano.". However, HaqCheck checked on the image and verified it as false.
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A recent claim that spread widely on X account, alleging that the Fano militia had killed Somaliland militia members trained by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has drawn a lot of attention.

However, HaqCheck's investigation of the images associated with the claim verified it as false.

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A viral video has sparked confusion regarding Ethiopia’s recent agreement with Japanese company TOPPAN Gravity. Haqcheck's investigation reveals that the partnership focuses on producing high-security documents such as passports, national ID cards, ATM cards, and Mastercard products, despite claims that the deal involves printing Ethiopian Birr locally. 

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https://shorturl.at/z19Nu

ከሰሞኑ አንድ ቪድዮ ዩቲዩብን ጨምሮ በሌሎች የማህበራዊ ሚድያ አማራጮች ላይ 'ኢትዮጵያ በአዲስ አበባ ቦሌ ለሚ ኢንዱስትሪ ፓርክ ትልቅ መሠረተ ልማት ለመገንባት ከጃፓን ኩባንያ TOPPAN GRAVITY ጋር ስምምነት መፈራረሟን ገልፆ በኋላ በዚህ ስምምነት መሰረት ኢትዮጵያ የመገበያያ ገንዘቧን ሀገር ውስጥ ማትም እንደምትጀምር ይናገራል።

ነገር ግን ሀቅቼክ ስምምነቱ ለገንዘብ ህትመት ሳይሆን እንደ ፓስፖርት ፤ ብሄራዊ መታወቂያ ፤ ኤቲኤም ካርዶች ፤ የማስተርካርድ ምርቶች እና ሌሎች የመንግስት ሰነዶችን የመሳሰሉ ከፍተኛ የደህንነት ሰነዶችን ለማምረት እንደሆነ አረጋግጧል። ከዚህ በተጨማሪም ሀቅቼክ የብሄራዊ ባንክ ገዥ የሆኑትን አቶ ማሞ ምህረቱን አነጋግሮ ስምምነቱ በሀገር ውስጥ ገንዘብን ከማተም ጋር እንደማይገናኝ ማረጋገጥ ችሏልል።
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On August 19, 2024, a Twitter account claimed that the Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency as Amhara Fano rebels advanced towards the capital. This post has garnered over 34,000 views and more than 200 likes. However, HaqCheck has confirmed that there has been no new state of emergency declared in the region since the four-month extension issued in February 2024.
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A recent TikTok video misrepresents statements from Colonel Demeke Zewdu, the deputy administrator and Security chief of Welkait Tegede Setit Humera Zone. Contrary to the video’s claims, the Welkait Tegede administration has not accused the Fano military group of collaborating with the TPLF. Instead, they detailed how the TPLF has attempted to seize control of Welkait and instigated attacks against the Amhara people by working with “some infiltrators.”
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On July 28, 2024, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the full implementation of a macroeconomic reform policy aimed at tackling Ethiopia’s longstanding structural economic issues. Amid these, there has been a surge of misinformation circulating on social media regarding money floating, salary hikes and money printing.

This monthly analysis highlights the disinformation trends observed in August concerning these economic changes and foreign exchange rates.
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A TikTok video has been circulating that falsely claims Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taye Atske-Selassie, issued an official letter of representation for individual. The video is misleadingly captioned with information suggesting that Canada has made a statement regarding its need for manpower and that the Canadian government is willing to cover costs for enrollees who meet certain requirements.

Even if efforts by HaqCheck to contact the owners of the account to investigate further were unsuccessful, all other documents showing the letters and information distributed by the TikTok account are false.
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On September 8, 2024, a Twitter account having over 10,000 followers shared a post alleging sporadic gunfire in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The tweet claimed that the situation was deteriorating due to an attack by Fano forces and mentioned that the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) was working to regain control of the area. This claim quickly garnered significant attention, amassing over 60,000 views on Twitter.

However, a thorough investigation using satellite imagery revealed that the footage was not in Addis Ababa.
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Following the announcement of the Egyptian army's possible involvement in Somalia during the upcoming months. Tension rose in the midst of the most current political unrest in the Horn of Africa. Recently a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) claims in its video that Egyptian soldiers are training in Somalia for an attack on Ethiopia. However, the video cited is over seven years old and originates from a YouTube account unrelated to current events.
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