Claim: Misleading social media posts about the anti-migrant violence gripping South Africa have been spreading across the continent, fuelling tensions that have already sparked reprisal attacks in Nigeria. Some posts purporting to show the violence contain old images, or footage from a different country altogether. Here's a round-up of the various posts we've fact-checked.
Fact-check: Misleading social media posts are fuelling the tensions over xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Verdict: misleading social media posts are fuelling the tensions over xenophobic attacks in south africa
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09