Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Nairobi county governor Johnson Sakaja, promising money and gifts Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: US has placed a visa ban on the chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Mahmood Yakubu, the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, and former minister of aviation, Femi […]
CLAIM: Guinness World Records Confirms Hilda Baci Has Set New Cooking Marathon Record
By Adeyemi Okediran On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Facebook user, Yusuf Sherifat shared a picture on her Facebook page with a text that read, “It’s now official.. Congratulations Chef Hilda”. The text on the picture shared showed the purported Twitter account of Guinness World Record with the caption, “Congratulations, Hilda Baci has set new […]
16th May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Nairobi county governor Johnson Sakaja, promising money and gifts Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: US has placed a visa ban on the chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Mahmood Yakubu, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and former minister of aviation, Femi […]