Africa Check11d
Did former governor Uduaghan ‘remarkably’ cut infant mortality in Nigeria’s Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims?
Emmanuel Uduaghan's former commissioner for information made an eye-catching claim about Uduaghan's health achievements.
Africa Check5d
Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside's statistics advising Nigeria's new education minister
Nigeria's new education minister makes several claims and statistics about education in the country. We checked their accuracy.
Africa Check3d
No, Kenya’s Moi University hasn’t transferred students due to financial constraints – viral letter is fake
IN SHORT: A letter allegedly from Moi University in Kenya announcing plans to transfer students to other universities has gone viral on social media. However, the institution said it was false and ...
Africa Check3d
Beware of fake KCB Bank Uganda job ad – suspicious email, spelling mistakes are giveaways
IN SHORT: A job advertisement on Facebook claims that KCB Bank Uganda is recruiting for various positions. But the ad includes signs of a scam, such as a dubious Outlook email address for applications ...
Africa Check3d
No, prominent Kenyan trade union leader Francis Atwoli did not vow to impeach country’s speaker
IN SHORT: A video of trade union leader Francis Atwoli seemingly promising to impeach Moses Wetang’ula, Kenya’s national assembly speaker, has been circulating on social media. However, the video is ...
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No, International Monetary Fund didn’t ‘thank’ Kenya’s president William Ruto for ‘legalising LGBTQ silently’ – graphic fake
IN SHORT: Just days after local media reported that the International Monetary Fund has approved millions of dollars in loans for Kenya, a graphic linking this to legalising homosexuality in the ...
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PRESS RELEASE: 50 fact-checking organisations in Africa sign pact on information integrity
The declaration highlighted politically sensitive environments, vulnerable and offline communities, linguistic diversity, public distrust of the media and resource challenges as some of the areas of ...
Africa Check8d
Ignore claim that former Kenyan prime minister Odinga has ‘rejected AU job’ to run for president in 2027
IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video claims Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has turned down the African Union’s top job to run for Kenya's presidency in 2027. But what he's really doing in the speech is ...
Africa Check11d
No, South African political party the Democratic Alliance didn’t hoist a giant Israeli flag on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain
IN SHORT: An image which appears to show a large Israeli flag planted on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa is circulating on social media. But it is likely manipulated or generated using ...
Africa Check9d
EU ambassador denounces fake travel ban reports after Kenyan deputy president’s impeachment
IN SHORT: Following the impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, a widely circulated document and graphic claimed that several countries had imposed a travel ban on him. However, the ...