The picture is of undocumented Ethiopian migrants arrested in Malawi.
A Fb put up claiming to indicate photos of 23 Fulani “terrorists” captured in Ebonyi/Enugwu State border in Nigeria is FALSE.
“BREAKING NEWS: Over 23 Fulani Terrorists Have Been Captured By Males On Floor Alongside Ebonyi/Enugwu State Border At present fifth November 2022,” the Fb put up states.
Two photos are hooked up to the put up. The primary picture is of weapons on the bottom, amongst them, AK47s and ammunition. The second picture is of some males seated in two rows.
However are these males the Fulani “terrorists” captured alongside the Ebonyi/Enugwu State border? We checked.
Our reverse picture search of the second picture exhibits that the boys are Ethiopians arrested for unlawful entry into Malawi. The 22 suspects have been arrested on 21 March 2022 aboard one in every of two minibuses headed to Nambuma buying and selling centre.
Nicely-wishers knowledgeable the Nambuma police unit officers of the presence of the migrants. The officers intercepted the minibus with the 22 Ethiopians, whose vacation spot was Zambia.
A reverse search of the primary picture led us to an article revealed by one other fact-checking organisation that had traced the origin of the picture to Somalia. The picture, revealed in 2019, is of weapons and foodstuff recovered after “terrorist militants” tried to assault the Balidogle base within the Horn of Africa nation.
Additional analysis signifies that the assault occurred at a US coaching base at Baledogle. The bottom homes US particular forces, Somali particular forces and Ugandan peacekeepers.
The Al-Shabaab acknowledged that they have been accountable for the assault. The Somali army mentioned it suffered no casualties.
PesaCheck has seemed right into a Fb put up claiming to indicate 23 Fulani “terrorists” captured in Ebonyi/Enugwu State border in Nigeria and finds it to be FALSE.
This put up is a part of an ongoing sequence of PesaCheck fact-checks analyzing content material marked as potential misinformation on Fb and different social media platforms.
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This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Naomi Wanjiku and edited by PesaCheck senior copy editor Cédrick Irakoze and performing chief copy editor Francis Mwaniki.
The article was authorized for publication by PesaCheck managing editor Doreen Wainainah.
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