Here is an highlight of fact-checks from across Africa this week.
CLAIM: A 19-year-old boy commited suicide in Plateau state after Peter Obi lost the presidential election
VERDICT: FALSE
The image has been available since 2016 and the Police Command in Plateau State has debunked the claim.
SOURCE: Dubawa
CLAIM: First female governor-elect declared in Nigeria’s Adamawa state
VERDICT: FALSE
The election was declared inconclusive as the number of voters in the affected polling stations was greater than the difference between the two leading candidates.
SOURCE: Africa Check
CLAIM: There has been no warming in the US for the past 18 years despite 30% of total manmade CO2. Emissions-driven warming is a hoax.”
VERDICT: FALSE
The annual average temperature in the US has been on a steady rise.
SOURCE: The Cable
CLAIM: Nigeria’s mining minister Gbemi Saraki left the ruling party for the opposition
VERDICT: FALSE
Gbemi Saraki has denied leaving the APC in a statement signed by her Media Consultant, Moses Bello
SOURCE: Africa Check
CLAIM: Ethiopia’s State Minister for Peace, Taye Dendea is dead
VERDICT: False
The Minister appeared at a public function on 7 March 2023, days after the death claim was published.
SOURCE: PesaCheck
CLAIM: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is recruiting for 19 jobs in Kampala, Uganda
VERDICT: False
The link does not indicate the available vacancies at the Ugandan tax agency and the agency has flagged the job advert as fake.
SOURCE: PesaCheck
