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False: The image doesn’t show a church destroyed in Tigray during the armed conflict
A Facebook post emerged on Feb 6, 2023, sharing an image with a claim that the picture shows a church destroyed in Tigray during the armed conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The post alleges that the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo churches were collaborators when churches were destroyed in Tigray during the war.
False: The image doesn’t prove Eritrean soldiers torturing civilians in Shire, Tigray
An image was posted on social media platforms with claims that Eritrean soldiers were torturing and commiting civilian massacres in the recently-seized northwestern and central areas of Tigray. It was shared on Facebook and Twitter. Some of the Facebook posts were deleted later on, screenshots are captured though. The Twitter post is still there. Fighting between the Ethiopian and TPLF on Aug 24, 2022, after the latter announced the truce was already violated by the former.
False: The image doesn’t confirm recent drones attacks
On Sep 15, 2022, a person tweeted an image claiming two drones attacked a residential neighborhood in Mekelle, Tigray killing 10 people & injuring others. However, HaqCheck inspected the image and confirmed that the picture doesn’t show the alleged drone attack. This image was first posted almost three years ago by VOA. After months of tension, the federal government of Ethiopia and TPLF went to war on Nov 3, 2020.
Does the image show mothers in Mekelle condemning the TPLF?
Naol Getachew•July 30, 2021 A Facebook page with over 212,7570 followers posted a photo with text that says mothers in Mekelle, capital of Tigray Region, are going out to the streets to complain over the acts of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF).
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