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.

#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://bit.ly/3SAxnuv

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. 

#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
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።
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://bit.ly/4fLXto9

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.
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://shorturl.at/NvqJg

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.”
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://t.ly/laW_H

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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.
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia #economy #EconomicReform

https://shorturl.at/eyuu4

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.
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://bityl.co/S3UD

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.
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
https://bityl.co/S4Qj

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.
#factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #ethiopia
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https://bityl.co/SERZ

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Online scammers are increasingly exploiting the rapid growth of internet usage and digital transactions in Ethiopia. A recent post on Facebook has caught the attention of many Ethiopians, falsely claiming that the government is offering registration for a 35,000 ETB financial aid program aimed at individuals above 18 years old. This post is nothing but a fabrication, designed to deceive and exploit those in need.
#Scam #Hoax #factchecking #disinformation #misinformation #Ethiopia
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https://bityl.co/SF28

One post circulating on social media claims to offer a gateway to obtain a U.S. work visa by registering your name and country on an official-looking website. However, this process quickly turns suspicious when participants are required to invite at least 15 others to sign up, raising red flags about the legitimacy of the application.

HaqCheck has also contacted the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa through its press and Media officer/Spokesperson and proved that the site is not associated with the U.S. Embassy or U.S. government. For information on visas, applicants should look to the U.S. Embassy's social media and website for information on how to apply for visas.
#visascam #FraudAlert #stayinformed #usvisa #VisaApplication #disinformation #factchecking

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https://shorturl.at/2ymVd

A video gets more than 40 thousand views on TikTok claiming to show an earthquake incident that happened on Sunday, Oct 6, 2024, captioned “An Earthquake happening now in Addis Ababa around Sumit area”.

HaqCheck analyzed the alleged video to determine its credibility and found that the original video was shared on the official Twitter account of the NHK-Japan official on March 16, 2022. HaqCheck also conducted a further satellite investigation to detect the exact footage at the 00:18 second seen in the video footage, which is the Sendai Airport in Japan."
#Earthquake #AddisAbaba #Japan #NHKNews #FactCheck #HaqCheck #disinformation #Misinformation
https://shorturl.at/7F3nj

A recent post on X claims that half of Africa’s GDP in 2024 comes from the collective GDP of only five countries: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa.

As HaqCheck investigates the stated claim it has been found True!
#Factchecking #misinformation #disinformation #AfricaGDP #AfricanEconomies #EconomicGrowth #Africa2024

https://bit.ly/4eJ20qs

ከሰሞኑ በአንድ የx ወይም በቀድሞ ስሙ ትዊተር ላይ የተጋራ ፖስት በያዝነው ዓመት በፈረንጆቹ 2024 ግማሽ የሚሆነው የአፍሪካ የሀገር ውስጥ ምርት (GDP) የሚመጣው ከአምስት ሀገሮች እንደሆነ ገልጿል። እነዚህም ሀገራቶች አልጄርያ ፤ ግብፅ ፤ ኢትዮጵያ ፤ ናይጄርያ እና ደቡብ አፍሪካ እንደሆኑ ያስቀምጣል።

ሀቅቼክ የተለያዩ መረጃ እና ምንጮችን አመሳክሮ ይህ መረጃ ትክክል እንደሆነ ማረጋገጥ ችሏል።
https://bityl.co/SNID
#Factchecking #misinformation #disinformation #AfricaGDP #AfricanEconomies #EconomicGrowth #Africa2024

HaqCheck has confirmed that images of a purported mass grave of ethnic Amhara Muslims, which circulated on X on September 24, 2024, are outdated and originate from various social media platforms and websites dating back to 2020.
https://bit.ly/48ahGk4
#Factchecking #misinformation #disinformation #Ethiopia