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False: No, photo isn't of Malaysian plane that disappeared in 2014, but of artificial reef off the coast of Jordan IN SHORT: The Malaysian passenger flight that went missing in 2014 has not been found and the viral photo showing a plane under water is unrelated. Nine years and counting after its disappearance, the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, popularly known as MH370,  (Source: Africa Check)

False: No, you won't fall victim to phishing if you share greeting messages on WhatsApp. This old hoax is still false IN SHORT: Sending a "good morning" message via WhatsApp is harmless and we can prove it. So don't fall for this old hoax, which claims that doing this can give hackers access to your personal information. A claim that has been sent to Africa Check numerous times on our two WhatsA (Source: Africa Check)

Fake: Did a Kenyan newspaper jab at tribal appointments to government? No, front page doctored IN SHORT: The front page of a Kiswahili-language newspaper circulating on social media, with a headline story that appears to stoke tribal tensions, is falsified. It's been digitally manipulated and has been dismissed by the paper. "Kenya Ama Kale-nya" reads a headline circulatin (Source: Africa Check)

Fabricated Pix: Old photos surface showing Trump with teen girls and Epstein Fabricated PixDid old, never-before-seen photos surface in May of 2023 of Donald Trump posing with young women on a private jet, and also partying with Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: Although there are authentic images of Donald Trump posing for pictures with young women a (Source: Lead Stories)