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, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health 07.03.2024 9:42
No, aluminium in vaccines or foil is not bad for your health by Africa Check
No evidence for ‘list of assets’ of Nigerian cabinet minister suspended over diversion of funds 07.03.2024 12:18
No evidence for ‘list of assets’ of Nigerian cabinet minister suspended over diversion of funds by Africa Check
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa hasn’t been rushed to hospital – ignore ‘malicious rumour’ 21.02.2024 2:07
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa hasn’t been rushed to hospital – ignore ‘malicious rumour’ by Africa Check
Exposing health myths: How sneaky science misled the public in 2023 21.02.2024 1:50
Exposing health myths: How sneaky science misled the public in 2023 by Africa Check
No, video of flooded hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi not from 2024 — footage from 2019 21.02.2024 1:23
No, video of flooded hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi not from 2024 — footage from 2019 by Africa Check
Nigerian central bank dismisses online claims of instability in banking sector 09.02.2024 12:55
Nigerian central bank dismisses online claims of instability in banking sector by Africa Check
Beware of multiple malicious Facebook accounts impersonating the vice-chancellor of the Unilag 09.02.2024 13:57
Beware of multiple malicious Facebook accounts impersonating the vice-chancellor of the Unilag by Africa Check
No, president Bola Tinubu didn’t inherit Nigeria’s highest inflation rate in 20 years 09.02.2024 12:39
No, president Bola Tinubu didn’t inherit Nigeria’s highest inflation rate in 20 years by Africa Check
No, watermelon seeds won’t get rid of kidney stones 09.02.2024 13:06
No, watermelon seeds won’t get rid of kidney stones by Africa Check
No evidence Pope Francis has approved animal baptism, ignore viral claim 09.02.2024 10:21
No evidence Pope Francis has approved animal baptism, ignore viral claim by Africa Check
Did Nigeria's university commission uncover 100 fake professors? 09.02.2024 15:38
Did Nigeria's university commission uncover 100 fake professors? by Africa Check
Threatening events that might prompt misinformation 09.02.2024 13:54
Threatening events that might prompt misinformation by Africa Check
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa hasn’t been rushed to hospital 07.02.2024 17:12
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa hasn’t been rushed to hospital by Africa Check
No, our bodies tell us when we’ve had enough water 07.02.2024 11:41
No, our bodies tell us when we’ve had enough water by Africa Check
Not all Oreo biscuits are halal but NONE of them are made with pig’s milk 07.02.2024 25:09
Not all Oreo biscuits are halal but NONE of them are made with pig’s milk by Africa Check
No, soursop won’t cure diabetes and prostate cancer. See a doctor instead 11.01.2024 2:27
No, soursop won’t cure diabetes and prostate cancer. See a doctor instead by Africa Check
No, Nigerian aviation authorities have not banned popular ‘Ghana must go’ bags from flights 11.01.2024 2:06
No, Nigerian aviation authorities have not banned popular ‘Ghana must go’ bags from flights by Africa Check
Beware of this dangerous advice! Colloidal silver cannot be used as an antibiotic or HIV medication 11.01.2024 2:10
Beware of this dangerous advice! Colloidal silver cannot be used as an antibiotic or HIV medication by Africa Check
Beware of this dangerous advice! Colloidal silver cannot be used as an antibiotic or HIV medication 11.01.2024 2:10
Beware of this dangerous advice! Colloidal silver cannot be used as an antibiotic or HIV medication by Africa Check
Whiten teeth with baking soda and lemon juice? No, mixture can damage enamel 11.01.2024 2:15
Whiten teeth with baking soda and lemon juice? No, mixture can damage enamel by Africa Check
No, weight-loss rings sold on Facebook just another scam, like other magnetic jewellery 11.01.2024 1:02
No, weight-loss rings sold on Facebook just another scam, like other magnetic jewellery by Africa Check
Can pineapple peel juice cure bladder cancer? 11.01.2024 2:00
Can pineapple peel juice cure bladder cancer? by Africa Check
No, ‘hot pineapple water’ won’t cure cancer 11.01.2024 2:06
No, ‘hot pineapple water’ won’t cure cancer by Africa Check
No, infusion of eggplant leaves can’t ‘wash’ kidneys – see a doctor instead 11.01.2024 2:34
No, infusion of eggplant leaves can’t ‘wash’ kidneys – see a doctor instead by Africa Check
‘Silver fillings cause serious health problems’? No evidence of harm for most people 11.01.2024 1:54
‘Silver fillings cause serious health problems’? No evidence of harm for most people by Africa Check
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