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Old speech of Ethiopian army chief was altered to make false claims about recent conflict

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A recent Facebook post claimed that a video showed the Ethiopian army chief announcing that the attacks by militants had caused the collapse of his troops.

The post was published on December 1, 2024 , and has been shared more than 760 times since.

AFP Fact Check found that a user had edited an old speech by the commander, released more than a year ago , to delete key context and add a misleading text overlay.

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