Africa Check

Africa Check

A non-profit, non-partisan website fact-checking claims in public debate in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria & Senegal. Africa Check aims to use journalistic skills and crowd-sourced information to fact-check the leading claims in public debate in Africa, starting with South Africa, and to spread the culture and enable practice of fact-checking among journalists where it works. For more on our work and who we are, visit AfricaCheck.org

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Africa Check

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Education

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africacheck.org

Latest episode

Feb 12, 2026

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Episodes

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-23 May 27.06.2024

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-23 May by Africa Check

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-16th May 27.06.2024

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-16th May by Africa Check

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-29th May 27.06.2024

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-29th May by Africa Check

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-15th May 27.06.2024

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-15th May by Africa Check

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood -27th May 27.06.2024

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood -27th May by Africa Check

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-13th May 27.06.2024

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-13th May by Africa Check

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-24th May 27.06.2024

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-24th May by Africa Check

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-14th May 27.06.2024

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-14th May by Africa Check

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-27th May 27.06.2024

The role of social media in the spread of falsehood-27th May by Africa Check

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-13th May 27.06.2024

Falsehood: The danger and its spread-13th May by Africa Check

Video shows police rescuing pregnant girls and babies from Nigerian ‘baby farm’ in 2013, not 2024 27.06.2024

Video shows police rescuing pregnant girls and babies from Nigerian ‘baby farm’ in 2013, not 2024 by Africa Check

No evidence viral image shows former Nigerian footballer Wilson Oruma 27.06.2024

No evidence viral image shows former Nigerian footballer Wilson Oruma by Africa Check

US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals 27.06.2024

US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals by Africa Check

No evidence to support claim that mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain 27.06.2024

No evidence to support claim that mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain by Africa Check

No evidence Yahaya Bello said Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election and helped Tinubu rig it 27.06.2024

No evidence Yahaya Bello said Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election and helped Tinubu rig it by Africa Check

Ignore fake recruitment ad on Facebook for Nigeria’s national drug agency 03.05.2024

Ignore fake recruitment ad on Facebook for Nigeria’s national drug agency by Africa Check

Abuja remains Nigeria’s capital, federal government says 03.05.2024

Abuja remains Nigeria’s capital, federal government says by Africa Check

Video going viral in Nigeria shows Kano state government’s crackdown on food hoarding 03.05.2024

Video going viral in Nigeria shows Kano state government’s crackdown on food hoarding by Africa Check

No evidence Nigerian presidency agreed to the secession of the south-eastern region 03.05.2024

No evidence Nigerian presidency agreed to the secession of the south-eastern region by Africa Check

No, photo does not show Nigerian Army vehicle damaged by Biafra agitators’ bullets 03.05.2024

No, photo does not show Nigerian Army vehicle damaged by Biafra agitators’ bullets by Africa Check

Kenya’s health cabinet secretary Nakhumicha didn't say ‘DNA tests for newborns are now mandatory’. 03.05.2024

Kenya’s health cabinet secretary Nakhumicha didn't say ‘DNA tests for newborns are now mandatory’. by Africa Check

No, you can’t ‘eliminate’ varicose veins – there is no cure for the condition 03.05.2024

No, you can’t ‘eliminate’ varicose veins – there is no cure for the condition by Africa Check

No evidence bitter kola and mango leaves could fight cancer, diabetes and other diseases 03.05.2024

No evidence bitter kola and mango leaves could fight cancer, diabetes and other diseases by Africa Check

No, photos do not show weapons seized from Nigerian police by Biafran resistance fighters 03.05.2024

No, photos do not show weapons seized from Nigerian police by Biafran resistance fighters by Africa Check

No evidence that bitter kola and mango leaves could fight cancer, diabetes and other diseases 03.05.2024

No evidence that bitter kola and mango leaves could fight cancer, diabetes and other diseases by Africa Check

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