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Context This article verifies the statements made by Nadia Pajarón, spokesperson for the Unified Spanish Police Union (SUP), regarding the supposed Moroccan nationality of Mr. Hichem Aboud. The allegation was initially reported by Rue20 and then amplified by Algérie patriotique, a site classified by Conspiracy Watch as one of the top ten French-speaking conspiracy sites and circulated on social media. The Claim Based on a Rue20 interview with Nadia Pajarón, Algérie patriotique claimed that Hichem Aboud was a Moroccan citizen, labeling him a traitor to Algeria (ed: secessionist)....

Overview Overview In this fact-check article, we analyze the allegations made in an article titled “Exclusif. Une rencontre secrète entre des responsables de la CIA et les militaires du Niger en préparation à Alger”. The original article appears to come from a highly biased stance, attempting to convey Algeria’s positive role in mediating between Niger’s military junta and the United States. Claim Claim The original article lays out several claims:...

Overview Algerian MP Ali Ben Sebgag بن سبقاق علي claims that corruption, specifically within customs, as the entire and only reason for consumer goods shortages. He asserts there’s no shortage, just corruption. Source: TSA-Algerie.com Un député accuse : « Il n’y a pas de pénuries, il y a de la corruption » Claims MP Ali Ben Sebgag has blamed corruption, specifically within customs, as the known reason for these shortages. He asserts there’s no shortage, just corruption....

Claim President Abdelmadjid Tebboune stated that George Washington gifted two pistols to Emir Abdelkader. Fact Check The Claim The Algerian president declared that George Washington, the first US president, presented Emir Abdelkader with two pistols. Reality Check This claim is historically inaccurate. George Washington served as president from 1789 to 1797, while Emir Abdelkader was born in 1808. The two figures did not live concurrently. It was Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth US president, who gifted the pistols to Abdelkader, acknowledging his humanitarian efforts during the conflicts in Damascus in 1860....

Claim President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria claimed that the country would produce 1.3 billion cubic meters (m³) of potable water per day through desalination of seawater by the end of the next year. Fact Check The Claim President Tebboune confidently stated that Algeria would produce a staggering 1.3 billion m³ of desalinated water daily by the close of the following year. Reality Check As of the last update in January 2022, the largest desalination plant globally is the Ras Al-Khair Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia, with a daily production capacity of approximately 1....