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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No, you can’t ‘eliminate’ varicose veins – there is no cure for the condition 03.05.2024 12:12
No, you can’t ‘eliminate’ varicose veins – there is no cure for the condition by Africa Check
No evidence that 500 Nigerian military officers of Igbo ethnicity resigned 03.05.2024 9:31
No evidence that 500 Nigerian military officers of Igbo ethnicity resigned by Africa Check
No, top WHO official and former Nigeria CDC head wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay 03.05.2024 11:31
No, top WHO official and former Nigeria CDC head wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay by Africa Check
No evidence US space agency Nasa opening first African headquarters in Nigerian town of Aba 03.05.2024 13:27
No evidence US space agency Nasa opening first African headquarters in Nigerian town of Aba by Africa Check
NEC chair hasn’t said he regrets declaring Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s 2023 election 03.05.2024 9:55
NEC chair hasn’t said he regrets declaring Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s 2023 election by Africa Check
No, this Israeli fighter jet wasn't spotted over Nigeria's capital during Hamas leaders’ visit 03.05.2024 12:35
No, this Israeli fighter jet wasn't spotted over Nigeria's capital during Hamas leaders’ visit by Africa Check
No evidence that 500 Nigerian military officers of Igbo ethnicity resigned 17.04.2024 8:55
No evidence that 500 Nigerian military officers of Igbo ethnicity resigned by Africa Check
Ignore fake recruitment ad on Facebook for Nigeria’s national drug agency 17.04.2024 10:06
Ignore fake recruitment ad on Facebook for Nigeria’s national drug agency by Africa Check
Major Nigerian retailer Golden Penny Foods warns of fake price list by imposter Facebook page 17.04.2024 39:18
Major Nigerian retailer Golden Penny Foods warns of fake price list by imposter Facebook page by Africa Check
No, combining these fruits and vegetables won’t reduce belly fat in less than a month 17.04.2024 33:13
No, combining these fruits and vegetables won’t reduce belly fat in less than a month by Africa Check
Be wary of Facebook claim that carrots, onions and honey can cure cancer. 17.04.2024 53:29
Be wary of Facebook claim that carrots, onions and honey can cure cancer. by Africa Check
No evidence Nigeria’s secret police arrested opposition leader Aisha Yesufu 16.04.2024 12:45
No evidence Nigeria’s secret police arrested opposition leader Aisha Yesufu by Africa Check
Video going viral in Nigeria shows Kano state government’s crackdown on food hoarding 16.04.2024 12:35
Video going viral in Nigeria shows Kano state government’s crackdown on food hoarding by Africa Check
Abuja remains Nigeria’s capital, federal government says 16.04.2024 12:45
Abuja remains Nigeria’s capital, federal government says by Africa Check
No, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health 16.04.2024 14:34
No, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health by Africa Check
No, video does not show helicopter crash that killed Nigerian bank exec 07.03.2024 6:46
No, video does not show helicopter crash that killed Nigerian bank exec by Africa Check
There is no World Health Organization ‘global health certificate’ 07.03.2024 16:12
There is no World Health Organization ‘global health certificate’ by Africa Check
Ignore Facebook post claiming alligator pepper and bitter kola mixture can treat malaria infections. 07.03.2024 25:38
Ignore Facebook post claiming alligator pepper and bitter kola mixture can treat malaria infections. by Africa Check
Press release from Nigeria’s central bank on the use of foreign currencies is from 2015, not 2024 07.03.2024 13:21
Press release from Nigeria’s central bank on the use of foreign currencies is from 2015, not 2024 by Africa Check
No, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health 07.03.2024 14:34
No, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health by Africa Check
No evidence video of woman slipping on makeshift bridge is from Nigeria 07.03.2024 12:10
No evidence video of woman slipping on makeshift bridge is from Nigeria by Africa Check
Not all Oreo biscuits are halal but NONE of them are made with pig’s milk 07.03.2024 14:25
Not all Oreo biscuits are halal but NONE of them are made with pig’s milk by Africa Check
There is no World Health Organization ‘global health certificate’ 07.03.2024 13:19
There is no World Health Organization ‘global health certificate’ by Africa Check
No, South Africans did not attack Nigerians after the 2024 Afcon semifinal – photos from 2019 07.03.2024 14:31
No, South Africans did not attack Nigerians after the 2024 Afcon semifinal – photos from 2019 by Africa Check
No, video does not show helicopter crash that killed Nigerian bank exec 07.03.2024 12:09
No, video does not show helicopter crash that killed Nigerian bank exec by Africa Check
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