Blogpost Project on Fact-Checking Fellowship for Somalia by Code for Africa: Challenges, Successes, and Outcomes.
FESOJ Fact-Checking Team (Federation of Somali Journalists) Fellows from the Federation of...
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ALTERED: Somaliland presidential candidate holding Somalia’s flag is doctored
The original photo shows Abdirahman Irro holding the Somaliland flag. This post on X ( formerly...
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FALSE: Djibouti’s President Guelleh is not dead
President Ismail Omar Guelleh returned to Djibouti on 29 September 2024. These posts on...
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PARTLY FALSE: One of these images doesn’t depict the arrival of Somalia’s Southwest Regional State leader in Mogadishu.
While the leader arrived in Mogadishu heavily guarded, one of the images shows the security of...
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FALSE: This post claiming heavy fighting in Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu is false.
The image is from fighting in Mogadishu in 2009. This post on X (formerly Twitter) with an image...
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ALTERED: This video of Prime Minister Barre criticizing President Mohamud’s administration is doctored.
The clip is from 2019 when Barre, the then Electoral Commission chief, criticised President...
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PARTLY FALSE: These are not images of a ship carrying weapons in Mogadishu in 2024.
The four images are different events in the past. This Facebook post with images purportedly...
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PARTLY FALSE: This image isn’t of Ethiopian troops moving to Somalia border
The image shows Ethiopian troops near the border of Tigray and Amhara regions in Ethiopia. This...
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MISSING CONTEXT: This image of an explosion in Mogadishu is old
The photo of the explosion is from 2021. This Facebook post with an image claiming to show...
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FALSE: This image isn’t of Egypt’s special forces and general intelligence service officers in Mogadishu’
The image was taken during the handing over of Hisham Ashmawy by Libya to Egypt in 2019. This X...
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`PARTLY FALSE: These images are not of Egyptian troops arriving in Somalia in 2024
The images were not taken in Somalia. This post on X formerly Twitter) with images...
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PARTLY FALSE: This image is not of homes in Mogadishu destroyed by Somali police forces
The United Nations Office in Mogadishu denied the claim. A post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming...
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Code of Conduct of Somali Journalists
NUSOJ officially changes its name to FESOJ
