Yaada Abbaltii: Fuulli Feesbuukii tokko suuraa Kaariim Ahmad Khanin walqabsisee barreefama maxxanseen Khan, Abbaa Alangaa Mana Murtii Yakkaa Idila Addunyaa kan biyya Nezerlaanditti argamu kan tahan, “[osoo dursani] Islaama rakkoo hundaaf sababa ta’e himatee booda Israa’elitti deebi’ee isaaf wayya ture” jedha.

Murtoo: Haa ta’u malee, MFCn barreeffamni maxxansicha haala jedhame irra ala fudhatame nama dogoggorsuuf kan yaadame ta’uu isa mirkaneefate himannaan kun soba ta’uu isa murteesera.

Megersa Boshe, duraan dippilomaatii Itiyoophiyaa kan turanifi hordoftoota kuma 17 Feesbukki irrati kan qaban, suuraa Kaariim Ahmad Khaanfi barreeffama Afaan Oromootin wal-qabsisani Onkolooleessa 13, 2016 kan armaan gadi maxxansaniru: “Islaamistiin ICC [International Criminal Court = Mana Murtii Yakka Idila Addunyaa] keessatti bakka argatee Israa’eli shororkeessa ofirraa ittistu irratti xiyyeeffate #Kariim_Ahmad_Khan jedhamu isa kana. Osoo dursee Islaama rakkoo hundaaf sababa ta’e himatee booda Israa’elitti deebi’ee isaaf wayya ture” kan jedhu ture (suuraa armaan gadii ilaala).

Barreeffamni kun jalqaba fuulla Feesbuukii irratti erga maxxanfamee bodaa deebii 23 kan argate yoo ta’u, hanga barruun kun qophaa’uti yeroo 2 ol qoodameera.

MFC’n hordoffii ibsa gaazexxa Kaariim Ahmad Khaan waa’ee Isra’eelii fi Gaazaa dhiheenya kana ba’e yeroo sakkatta’utti Marsariitii Gaardiyaan Niwus jedhamu irratti viidiyoo qoodame argatera. MFCn viidiyoo miidiyaa biyya Biriteenitiin qoodame kana sakkata’ee waanti inni hubate, qabiyyeen maxxansichaa Onkolooleessa 12, 2016 mata duree armaan gadittin akka barreffamedha: “Abbaan Alangaa ICC [Mana Murtii Yakkaa Idil-addunyaa] ajaja hidhaa Netaaniyaahuu, Gaalantifi hoggantoota Hamaas sadii irratti gaafate” (suuraa armaan gadii ilaalaa).

Waajjirri Abbaa Alangaa Kaariim Ahmad Khan namoonni shanan kun – Beeniyaamin Netaaniyaahuu, Yo’av Gaalanti, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed De’if fi Ismaa’eel Haniyeh – yakka waraanaa fi yakka dhala namaa irratti Israa’el Gaazaa keessatti raawwatame jedhameef itti gaafatamummaa yakkaa akka qaban shakkuu isa ibseera (suuraa armaan gadii ilaala).

#Benjamin Netanyahu bara 2022 irraa eegalani haanga ammati Mummicha Ministeera Israa’el ta’uun tajaajilaa jiru. Akkasumas #Yoav Gallant nama siyaasaa Israa’el fi loltuu duraanii yoo ta’an, Jeneraal fi Ajajaa Humna Raayyaa Ittisa Israa’el Kibbaa ti (Israel Defence Force).

#Hamas, hidhattoota sochii sabboonummaa fi Islaamummaa Paalestiin kan gama Weesti Baankii fi Gaazaa keessatti mootummaa Islaamaa walaba ta’ee fi “bakka Seena-qabeettii Paalestiin” keessatti hundeessuuf kan falmudha.

Akka gabaasa Rooytersitti garee hidhattootni Paalastaayinitin Caamsaa 27 eegale Kibba Israa’el keessatti erga jeequmsa uumani namoota 1,200 ajjeesanifi namootni 253 booji’ani asitti Israa’elii fi Hamaas waraana geggeessaa jiru. Israa’el duuli waraanaa kan erga eegalme asiti lammiilee Paalestiin 33,000 ol ajjeesun deebii kenniteti. Waraanni kun waldhabdee yeroo dheeraa Israa’elii fi  Paalistiinota gidduutti waggoota kurnan torbaaf itti fufee fi Baha Giddu Galeessaa tasgabbii dhabsiise keessatti hokkara dhiiga hedduu dhangalaaseedha.

Haata’u malee barreefamni Megersa Boshe haala Khan jedhanira ala kan fudhatameefi barreefama jibbiinsaa amaanti gidduti kakaasu ta’u isaa MFCn madaale murteesera.

Megersa Boshe biyyoota Siwiizarlaand, Faransaay, fi Sa’udii Arabiyaa keessatti dippilomati Itiyoophiyaa duraanii kan turan yoo ta’u, hariiroo biyyoota Itiyoophiyaa fi biyyoota Awurooppaa shan gidduu jiru irrattis hojjetaniru. Daabalatanis itti gaafatamaa dhimma Diyaaspooraa ta’uudhanis hojjecha turan. Bara 2006 Ministeera Dhimma Alaatti osoo hin makamin dura Itti Gaafatamaa Fayyaa fi Nageenyaa, Bulchiinsa Humna Nama, fi Inspeektara Industirii ta’uun hojjetaniru. 

(Gulaalaan Alamuu Tashoomee)

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Claim: A Twitter account shared an image claiming to be a letter by Daniel Bekele, Chief Commissioner of Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), to the President of Columbia University, Mayor of New York City, and the New York Police Department.

Verdict: False. The image is a manipulated photoshop creation.

On May 2, 2024, an account named “Pulp Faction” with over 13,500 followers shared an image on X, formerly Twitter. The image purported to be a letter from Daniel Bekele, condemning alleged incidents of police brutality at Columbia University campuses in New York City. The post gained significant traction before it was debunked (see image below).

The letter contained a lengthy texts that started speaking “on behalf of the African Union” and other international organization and condemning what it said “incidents of police brutality that have occurred at Columbia University campuses in New York City”. It then urged the university to take immediate and decisive action to address four listed issues.

However, the image used by the X account was a photoshopped content. 

MFC used three methodologies to verify the claim: observation, use of tools, and communication with the EHRC and Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele.

1. Observation

Fake news generators and imposter content creators often make mistakes that can be easily spotted by users.

Error 1:

As shown in the image below, the creators of the fake letter used a photo of Daniel Bekele on the letter header in order to deceive users. However, institutions like the EHRC do not use such images on their letterheads.

Error 2:

Every professional letter is written with even spaces left and right (2.5 cm). As you can see in the image below, the fake letter is unprofessional and amateurish in its formatting.

Error 3:

The first sentence of the first paragraph of the fake letter claims that “On behalf of the African Union and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, an international non-governmental organization…”. However, this is incorrect on several counts.

• Daniel Bekele is the chief commissioner of the EHRC. He has no affiliation with the African Union and has no authority to write a letter on its behalf.

• The EHRC is a national institution that serves Ethiopia. It is not an international organization.

• The EHRC is not a non-governmental organization. It is an independent federal state body established by the Ethiopian constitution and reporting to the House of People’s Representatives.

Error 4:

At the end of the fake letter, the creators wrote “Ethiopian Human Rights Watch Commission”. However, there is no such institution. The “Watch” is an error.

Additionally, we obtained a formal letter format from the EHRC. As shown below, the difference between the fake letter and the real letter is visible.

1. The real letter has a formal and professional header and footer. (See number 1 and 5)

2. The real letter has an EHRC stamp. (See number 2)

3. The real letter has a date and letter number. (See number 3)

4. The real letter has a subject line.  (See number 4)

5. The real letter has a formal footer with information including email, phone, fax, address, and organizational motto. (See number 5)

2. Tool

MFC also used the Fake Image Detector tool to check if the image had been modified. The tool returned the result: “Looks like Computer Generated or Modified image” (see below).

3. Email communication with the EHRC, Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele

MFC communicated with Daniel Bekele via email in order to confirm whether the letter was genuine or false. He replied, “This is completely a fake letter.”

Based on the gathered evidence, MFC confirmed that the image shared by the X account claiming that the Chief of EHRC wrote a letter to the President of Columbia University, the Mayor of New York City, and the New York Police Department is false.

Context

On April 17, students at New York’s Columbia University set up the Gaza Solidarity and encampment on campus to protest against Columbia’s response to Israel’s war on Gaza. About 2,500 people have been arrested at campuses nationwide, according to an Associated Press count. On April 30, Columbia called in the police to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from its campus in Upper Manhattan, leading to more than 100 arrests. Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall, renaming it Hind’s Hall, after a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza.

The protesters are demanding an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 34,000 people since October 7, and are calling on their universities to sever ties with companies and institutions that have links to Israel.

The post circulated in this context.

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