Tag: Disinformation

On April 16, 2026, a Facebook account shared a 38-second video clip claiming that a demonstration occurred in Addis Ababa
A Facebook page with over 160,000 followers shared images claiming to show an assailant captured by government forces in Ambo,
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Viral images circulating on social media platforms, specifically X, TikTok, and Facebook, feature soldiers carrying military devices, claiming that the
On March 25, 2026, a Facebook user named Esmael Dawed Endrise, who holds a verified blue badge and has more
A viral post circulating on TikTok claims to show a massive, surging flood occurring in Gamo, Ethiopia. The 27-second clip
į‰ į‰…įˆ­į‰” į‰ įˆ›įˆ…į‰ įˆ«į‹Š įˆšį‹²į‹« į‰ į‰°įˆˆį‹­įˆ į‰ įŒįˆµį‰”įŠ­ įŒˆįŒ¾į‰½ įˆ‹į‹­ įŠ įŠ•į‹µ į‹˜įˆ˜įŠ“į‹Š į‹ØįŒ¦įˆ­ įˆ˜įˆ³įˆŖį‹« į‹Øįˆšį‹«įˆ³į‹­ įˆįˆµįˆ "į‰ į‹įŠ– į‹Øį‰°įˆ›įˆØįŠØ įŠį‹" į‰°į‰„įˆŽ į‰ įˆµį‹į‰µ įŠ„į‹Øį‰°įˆ°įˆ«įŒØ į‹­įŒˆįŠ›įˆį¢
į‰ įŠ¢į‰µį‹®įŒµį‹« į‹Øįˆ„į“į‰³į‹­į‰°įˆµ ኤ įŠ„įŠ“ ሲ į‰«į‹­įˆØįˆµ įˆµįˆ­įŒ­į‰µ įŠ„į‹Øį‰°įˆµį‹į‹ įŠ„įŠ•į‹°įˆ†įŠ į‰ įˆ˜įŒįˆˆįŒ½ į‹ØįŒ€į‰ įŠ“ į‰”įŠ“ įŠįŒ‹į‹“į‹Žį‰½ įŠ„įŠ“ į‰°įŒ į‰ƒįˆšį‹Žį‰½ įŒ„įŠ•į‰ƒį‰„ įŠ„įŠ•į‹²į‹«į‹°įˆ­įŒ‰ į‹ØįˆšįŒˆįˆįŒ½ መረጃ į‰ į‰²įŠ­į‰¶įŠ­
į‰ įˆ™įˆµįŠ“ į‹Øį‰°įŒ įˆØįŒ įˆ© įˆ°į‹Žį‰½ į‹ˆį‹° įˆ›įˆØįˆšį‹« ቤት įŠ„į‹ØįŒˆį‰” įŠ„įŠ•į‹°įˆ†įŠ į‰ įˆ˜įŒįˆˆįŒ½ į‰³įˆ«įˆšį‹Žį‰½ įŠ•į‰„įˆØį‰¶į‰»į‰øį‹įŠ• įŠØįˆµįˆ­į‰†į‰µ įŠ„įŠ•į‹²įŒ į‰„į‰ į‹ØįŠ į‹²įˆµ įŠ į‰ į‰£ įŠØį‰°įˆ› įŠ įˆµį‰°į‹³į‹°įˆ­ įˆ›įˆ³įˆ°į‰¢į‹« įˆ˜įˆµįŒ į‰± į‹«įˆ³į‹«įˆ
Several social media accounts have shared a letter claiming that Ethiopia has officially recognized Somaliland as a sovereign state. The

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