7th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has stopped the All People Congress Party (APC) from holding campaign rallies. Verdict: FALSE Source: Dubawa Claim: Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone calls interested citizens to apply for the June 24, 2023, multi-tier polls Verdict: FALSE Source: Dubawa
CLAIM: Minister of Education Impregnates His Deputy Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo
On Friday, May 19, 2023, a Twitter blogger posted that Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Education, Tony Mwaba Kazadi has impregnated his Deputy Minister, Aminata Namasia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This tweet has generated thousands of reactions and reached over a million Twitter users already. VERIFICATION N-VA extracted the claim, “Minister […]
