Post falsely claims to show video of Ethiopian rebel leader commenting on potential reconciliation

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Post falsely claims to show video of Ethiopian rebel leader commenting on potential reconciliation
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Does this post include a video of an Ethiopian rebel leader commenting on calls for reconciliation? No, ToleraGemta found that the post is clickbait. The link leads to an unrelated text about the government.

in Afaan Oromoo translates in part to: “The commander of OLA has responded to a call for reconciliation made by Shemalis Abdisa and delivered a message to the Oromo people as well as fighters operating across Oromia.”

It adds: “Please watch the urgent message that the commander of OLA delivered to the Oromo people and OLA using the attached link and also share it with friends.” Published on February 16, 2023, and shared more than 150 times, the post includes an image of two men posing with rifles on their shoulders.Although the war between the government and Tigray forces in the northern part of Ethiopia ended with a peace deal signed in November 2022, the country is now facing another deadly

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