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.
Can Nigerian doctors treat bullet wound without police report?
Reports about how victims of bullet wound die because hospitals refuse to treat them without a police report abound. As recent as April 2023, HumAngle reported on hospitals rejecting gunshot victims.
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 […]
26th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: “Good morning, Get school fees and business loans now. Those who are interested, inbox me your full names, telephone number, and your location for consideration.”- H E Williams Rutto Verdict: SCAM Source: Africa Check Claim: Kenya’s Nairobi county rep Esther Passaris said she ‘was elected to […]
Claim: Factchecking claims surrounding the protest in Garoua, Cameroon.
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Twitter user Eons Intelligence (@eonsintelligenc) had on June 7, 2023, posted a video on Twitter, saying commercial motorcyclists in Garoua, Cameroon were protesting the removal of the petrol subsidy. Also, a YouTube channel, Thisweekngtv posted the same video with the title “Commercial motorcyclists in Cameroon protest over the removal […]