Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false claim about Addis Ababa mayor in spat with artist

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Clickbait post lures Ethiopians with false claim about Addis Ababa mayor in spat with artist
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Does this post include a video showing an Ethiopian mayor spatting with a pop star? No, okongojim found that the post is clickbait. The link to the purported video actually brings the user to an article with no mention of the mayor.

The rift sparkedBut the link does not lead to a video showing Adanech criticising Afro.in Afaan Oromoo about Oromo artists condemning Afro for his statements about the church.

The video on the website speaks about the same conflict in the Orthodox Church and discusses Afro’s statement about the rift. Additionally, it reviews a press statement by the Oromia Communication Bureau on the crisis., written in Afaan Oromoo, calls for a peaceful resolution to the dispute and warns people against using the situation to incite conflict.

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