This report provides factual assessments of disinformation and its impact on the information ecosystem in six African countries. It highlights: » how citizens are being disinformed to their collective disadvantage from deliberate lies plus content presented out of context, as well as » the problems of the unintentional dissemination of falsehoods. Why take the time to understand these kinds of content, and assess how they go hand-in-hand with emotional identity appeals, hate speech and conspiracy thinking?