Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
Does This Picture Show People Trekking in Lagos Following Increase in PMS Price?
On Friday, July 21, 2023, the Lagos State Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour shared a picture of people trekking in Lagos, Nigeria on his Twitter page. His accompanying text suggested image captured people trekking due to the recent hike in fuel price and transport following subsidy removal. […]
22nd July: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
15th July: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
CLAIM: Nigeria is the Major Sponsor of ECOWAS
On June 28, 2023, a user of the microblogging website, Twitter, replied to a tweet made by the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on its handle @BIDC_EBID. The tweet reply made by @Enyin_Naya stated that Nigeria is the major sponsor of ECOWAS. EBID tweeted that “EBID’s $942.3M commitment to the service sectors in […]
CLAIM: Gecko Lizards have dangerous venom and can kill within 60 seconds
Olukokun Yusuf On June 18, 2023, @Santario_ a Tweep threw the Twitter timelines into a frenzy with his tweet, claiming gecko lizards also known as common house lizards’ skins are more venomous than snakes; and they can kill within 60 seconds if not medically attended to. As of the time of filling this report, the […]
1st July: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
Can Nigerian doctors give care to children below 18 who are incapable of making informed decisions?
In June 2023, a Nigerian paediatric doctor posted on Twitter that a child died in his hospital and the doctors had to stand by and watch because the parents are Jehovah witness and forbade blood transfusion on their ward.
This tweet generated conversations around consent and human rights which has prompted a deep dive into the contentious issues surrounding giving care to minor or mature minors in Nigeria without parent’s consent.
28th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Covid-19 vaccines trigger multiple sclerosis Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Channels Nigeria TV promises to help Nigerians double their money within an hour. Verdict: SCAM Source: Africa Check Claim: Video of off-road car taken by flooded river filmed in South Africa Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa […]
27th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Kenyan opposition leaders split over controversial finance law Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Nigerian president Bola Tinubu fall during a tour of the new national security adviser office in Abuja Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta calls his successor William […]
