20th March: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:

Claim: Protesters at the EFF-organised #NationalShutdown.

Verdict: FALSE

Claim: Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Enugu State gubernatorial election.

Verdict: MISLEADING

Source: Dubawa

Claim: PDP Candidate Muhammad Adamu Oyanki is 23 years

Verdict: INCORRECT

Source: Dubawa

CLAIM: All Progressives Grand Alliance and Labour Party supporters clashed in Anambra state on Saturday.

Verdict: INCORRECT

Source: Dubawa

Claim: A purported Chuka University internal memo suspends classes on 20 March 2023 for the safety of the students

Verdict: FAKE

Claim: Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari informs Nigerians about the postponement of the 2023 general election

Verdict: FALSE

Claim: Video shows preparation of puffed rice, a snack originally from Southeast Asia.

Verdict: FALSE

Claim: A boy drinking from a puddle in the drought-affected Borana zone in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.

Verdict: FALSE

OTHER REPORTS