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Post falsely claims to show DRC leader celebrating Valentine's Day in Germany while conflict rages at home

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Summary
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A post shared on X claimed to show the DRC 's leader, Felix Tshisekedi , celebrating Valentine ’s Day in Germany while conflict raged at home.

But the image is old and unrelated to the latest fighting ravaging the country.

The Congolese leader missed the 2025 AU summit because he was in Germany for the Munich Security Conference .

VR Score

66

Informative language

57

Neutral language

63

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

46

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