FALSE: This image is not of an Ethiopian military tank destroyed by Fano militants in Motta Town in August 2023The image is of Ukrainian troops in Urozhaine. PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 4 min read · 10 hours ago 10 hours ago -- Listen ShareThis Facebook post with an image supposedly of an Ethiopian military tank destroyed by Fano militia in Motta Town in August 2023 is FALSE. The Ethiopian federal government announced the disarmament of regional special police forces on 6 April 2023, sparking conflict and protests against the decision. However, Google reverse image search results show that the photo is unrelated to the war in the Amhara region in 2023. PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post with an image, purportedly of an Ethiopian military tank destroyed by the Fano militia in Motta Town in August 2023, and finds it to be FALSE.

Source: Forbes August 28, 2023 09:12 UTC