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Claimant: Social Media (Burkina Faso)
Claim: Burkina Faso has unbanned homosexuality, and President Ibrahim Traoré said, “We were wrong, this is not a Western degeneracy, but a core African value.”
Rating: FALSE
Explanation: No official statements or government documents support this claim. Homosexuality remains legal in Burkina Faso, but no new legislation or public remarks by Traoré match the viral quote.
Date: 10/25/2025
Last Updated on November 3, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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