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, water does not expire, though it can become contaminated 31.10.2023 14:18
No, water does not expire, though it can become contaminated by Africa Check
Be careful! Unripe pawpaw won’t cure diabetes, high blood pressure or ulcers 05.10.2023 20:42
Be careful! Unripe pawpaw won’t cure diabetes, high blood pressure or ulcers by Africa Check
‘I am alive and well’ – Nigerian singer Buchi is not dead. Ignore rumours circulating on Facebook 05.10.2023 28:58
‘I am alive and well’ – Nigerian singer Buchi is not dead. Ignore rumours circulating on Facebook by Africa Check
No, you do not need to take ‘three half minute pauses’ to avoid ‘sudden unexpected death’ 05.10.2023 38:05
No, you do not need to take ‘three half minute pauses’ to avoid ‘sudden unexpected death’ by Africa Check
No, lemon peel is not 10,000 times stronger than chemo and can’t kill cancer cells 05.10.2023 50:26
No, lemon peel is not 10,000 times stronger than chemo and can’t kill cancer cells by Africa Check
Got a minor burn wound? Don’t use Epsom salts, hold under running water instead 05.10.2023 59:25
Got a minor burn wound? Don’t use Epsom salts, hold under running water instead by Africa Check
Nigeria’s drug agency denies appointing singer Naira Marley as ambassador 05.10.2023 12:29
Nigeria’s drug agency denies appointing singer Naira Marley as ambassador by Africa Check
Unripe pawpaw won’t cure diabetes, high blood pressure or ulcers as claimed in these Facebook posts 05.10.2023 10:10
Unripe pawpaw won’t cure diabetes, high blood pressure or ulcers as claimed in these Facebook posts by Africa Check
Nigeria's economy is struggling with inflation as a result of subsidy removal 05.10.2023 9:58
Nigeria's economy is struggling with inflation as a result of subsidy removal by Africa Check
No, president Bola Tinubu didn’t inherit Nigeria’s highest inflation rate in 20 years 05.10.2023 8:42
No, president Bola Tinubu didn’t inherit Nigeria’s highest inflation rate in 20 years by Africa Check
Opposition leader Peter Obi didn’t meet Nigerian president Bola Tinubu 05.10.2023 19:07
Opposition leader Peter Obi didn’t meet Nigerian president Bola Tinubu by Africa Check
It's a scam! Nigerian government is not giving out free laptops - Radio One 103.5 FM Lagos 24.07.2023 9:50
It's a scam! Nigerian government is not giving out free laptops - Radio One 103.5 FM Lagos by Africa Check
Are walls geckos dangerous? Can banana, milk, egg, baking soda help women conceive? - Radio One FM 24.07.2023 24:48
Are walls geckos dangerous? Can banana, milk, egg, baking soda help women conceive? - Radio One FM by Africa Check
No, the election tribunal has not ordered the arrest of INEC chairman - Radio One FM 24.07.2023 9:39
No, the election tribunal has not ordered the arrest of INEC chairman - Radio One FM by Africa Check
Video showing bundles of dollars recovered from a house, not taken in Emefiele's home - Radio One FM 24.07.2023 23:59
Video showing bundles of dollars recovered from a house, not taken in Emefiele's home - Radio One FM by Africa Check
Fact-check about claim that Nigeria's public officers got 114% salary raise - Radio One 103.5 FM 24.07.2023 11:53
Fact-check about claim that Nigeria's public officers got 114% salary raise - Radio One 103.5 FM by Africa Check
Fact-check of claims about Nigeria's corn production - Radio One 103.5 FM Lagos 24.07.2023 11:22
Fact-check of claims about Nigeria's corn production - Radio One 103.5 FM Lagos by Africa Check
Fact-check of 15 claims from BBC's article on Buhari's legacy - Radio One 1013.5 FM Lagos 24.07.2023 25:52
Fact-check of 15 claims from BBC's article on Buhari's legacy - Radio One 1013.5 FM Lagos by Africa Check
No, Interior ministry didn't ask Nigerians to get certificates for enduring Buhari - Radio One FM 24.07.2023 9:45
No, Interior ministry didn't ask Nigerians to get certificates for enduring Buhari - Radio One FM by Africa Check
No, this herbal recipe won't cleanse the uterus 24.07.2023 18:46
No, this herbal recipe won't cleanse the uterus by Africa Check
No evidence garlic-infused water can treat yeast infections 24.07.2023 30:38
No evidence garlic-infused water can treat yeast infections by Africa Check
No, Nigeria's food regulator has not banned instant noodles 24.07.2023 47:51
No, Nigeria's food regulator has not banned instant noodles by Africa Check
There is still no one size fits all cure for cancer 24.07.2023 58:39
There is still no one size fits all cure for cancer by Africa Check
Sniffing or eating raw onions won’t cure insomnia 24.07.2023 10:51
Sniffing or eating raw onions won’t cure insomnia by Africa Check
Paracetamol pills stamped P-500 do not contain Machupo virus 24.07.2023 22:07
Paracetamol pills stamped P-500 do not contain Machupo virus by Africa Check
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