Post uses old photo of Ethiopian troops to falsely claim invasion of Amhara region - News Summed Up

Post uses old photo of Ethiopian troops to falsely claim invasion of Amhara region


A post shared a photo claiming to show heavily armed "invading forces" taking over towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. However, this is false: AFP Fact Check found the image was from 2021 and featured Ethiopian soldiers in the Tigray region. But that same day, his government faced protests in the Amhara region. AFP reported on April 13, 2023, that calm had returned to the Amhara region after days of protests. Story continuesHowever, the photo doesn’t show invading forces attacking towns in the Amhara region in April 2023 as claimed.


Source: Ethiopian News April 19, 2023 13:17 UTC



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