Claim: A photo showing a doctor holding up a sign has been making rounds on social networks with claims he is urging Africans to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine. This is false; the image was doctored and the original photo shows a medic holding a sign asking people to stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. There is currently no Covid-19 vaccine.
Fact-check: Doctored photo telling Africans to avoid Covid-19 vaccine circulates online
Verdict: doctored photo telling africans to avoid covid-19 vaccine circulates online
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Amanuel Neguede
Date published: 2020-10-12T16:34:00