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Scam post falsely claims free cash giveaway for Ethiopian New Year

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Summary
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69% Informative

A post published on Facebook claims to give away a cash prize to low-income households and the elderly.

Hundreds hoping to receive the money have shared their banking info in the comments section.

AFP Fact Check found this is to be a scam: the registration link leads to an error page on a fishy website.

Neither the prime minister nor his office has announced any such giveaway.

VR Score

53

Informative language

41

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links