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... Read more.
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... Read more.
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,... Read more.
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... Read more.
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... Read more.
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... Read more.
CLAIM: PDP Won All Chairmanship and Councilor Seats at the 2022 FCT Polls
On Sunday, February 13th, 2022, a Twitter user with the name Ahmed Shehu tweeted that PDP won all chairmanship & councillorship seats in the FCT council polls... Read more.
CLAIM: Fact-checking Video Purportedly Showing Nigeria’s Fuel Scarcity Queue in 1974
Adeyemi Okediran A video has gone viral on the internet for the past few days. The video was said to be a recap of what Nigeria has experienced in the mid-1970.... Read more.
CLAIM: President Obama Unveil Rochas Okorocha’s 2023 Presidential Campaign Banner
Adeyemi Okediran An image has gone viral on the internet claiming that the former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has unveiled former Imo... Read more.
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... Read more.
