Author: <span>Zainab</span>

4th April: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Facebook post claims to show Tigrayan refugees forcefully conscripted in recent fighting on the Sudan-Ethiopia border Verdict: FALSE Source: Pesa Check Claim: Facebook post with an image claims to show naval and fighter jets sent out by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Pentagon in Eastern […]

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28th March: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Nation website quote Kenyan senator Malala accusing ally Gachagua of corruption Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Kenyan legislator Junet Mohamed insults members of the Kikuyu ethnic group Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi was lit up in colours of the Ukrainian […]

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21st March: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: An image circulating on Facebook claims to show a fire outbreak in Gumayde, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia Verdict:  FALSE Source: Pesa Check Claim: A Twitter post claims to show a man-made humanitarian crisis and famine situation in the Oromia region of […]

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16th March: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: An image shared on Facebook claims to show Ethiopians in Ukraine who were forced to engage in the war against Russia Verdict: FALSE Source: Pesa Check Claim: South African citizens’ stress levels up by 56%. Verdict: MISLEADING Source: Africa Check Claim: CBD helps relieve stress. Verdict: UNPROVEN Source: Africa […]

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Fact-Checking Claims on Sudan’s Independence and Civil Wars’ Deaths

A request was submitted via News Verifier Africa, N-VA’s ‘submit a claim’ portal, to fact-check a work-in-progress documentary script on Sudan. The claim was submitted by a television, film and photographic personnel from the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC. The submitted claim reads: “It is about Sudan and the line I’d like to check is – […]

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14th March: Africa Fact Check Round-Up

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Thumbnail image shows an illegal mine that collapsed in Oromia, Ethiopia Verdict: FALSE Source: Pesa Check Claim: A Facebook image claims to shows Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops moving towards the Eritrean border Verdict: FALSE Source: Pesa Check Claim: A Facebook post with images claims to show […]

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25th February: Africa Fact Check ROund-Up.

Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Kenyan politician Eric Mutai has defected from United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to the Independent Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: The government of Benin claims it can no longer keep Sunday Adeyemi, a Nigerian separatist, in detention. Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Pomegranate juice has multiple powerful […]

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