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

No, onions doesn't boost men’s sexual stamina 24.07.2023

No, onions doesn't boost men’s sexual stamina by Africa Check

No, plantain leaves are not remedy for venomous snake bites and scorpion stings 24.07.2023

No, plantain leaves are not remedy for venomous snake bites and scorpion stings by Africa Check

Vaccines do not cause magnetism, no evidence government is secretly injecting 24.07.2023

Vaccines do not cause magnetism, no evidence government is secretly injecting by Africa Check

Peeing while standing doesn't cause damage to the kidney 24.07.2023

Peeing while standing doesn't cause damage to the kidney by Africa Check

Masks and vaccines does not work in preventing the spread of Covid-19 24.07.2023

Masks and vaccines does not work in preventing the spread of Covid-19 by Africa Check

Factcheck of a claim that coconut fibre infusion can’t cure typhoid 18.07.2023

Factcheck of a claim that coconut fibre infusion can’t cure typhoid by Africa Check

Fact-check of a claim that there are 15 million child workers in Nigeria 18.07.2023

Fact-check of a claim that there are 15 million child workers in Nigeria by Africa Check

Fact-check of a claim that coconut fibre infusion can’t cure typhoid 18.07.2023

Fact-check of a claim that coconut fibre infusion can’t cure typhoid by Africa Check

Fact-check of a claim that Nigeria went up 40 places on the ease of doing business 18.07.2023

Fact-check of a claim that Nigeria went up 40 places on the ease of doing business by Africa Check

Are there 15 million child workers in Nigeria? Radio One 103.5 FM 08.05.2023

Are there 15 million child workers in Nigeria? Radio One 103.5 FM by Africa Check

We discussed our fact-check of a claim that you don't PVC to vote 20.04.2023

We discussed our fact-check of a claim that you don't PVC to vote by Africa Check

No, Peter Obi didn't change his running mate 20.04.2023

No, Peter Obi didn't change his running mate by Africa Check

Blog on 10 disinformation trends in election season 20.04.2023

Blog on 10 disinformation trends in election season by Africa Check

A 4,070% increase in miscarriages and stillbirths amongst pregnant women who took the Covid vaccine? 20.04.2023

A 4,070% increase in miscarriages and stillbirths amongst pregnant women who took the Covid vaccine? by Africa Check

Some claims about charcoal’s ‘super-benefits’ are dangerous 20.04.2023

Some claims about charcoal’s ‘super-benefits’ are dangerous by Africa Check

Super-benefits of humble charcoal? Beware of dangerous claims in widely shared Facebook posts 20.04.2023

Super-benefits of humble charcoal? Beware of dangerous claims in widely shared Facebook posts by Africa Check

Onions, bitter leaf and honey mix won’t cure type 1 and 2 diabetes 20.04.2023

Onions, bitter leaf and honey mix won’t cure type 1 and 2 diabetes by Africa Check

No evidenceAtiku Abubakar daughter said her father would ‘deal with’ Wike 20.04.2023

No evidenceAtiku Abubakar daughter said her father would ‘deal with’ Wike by Africa Check

No, people vaccinated against Covid-19 don’t develop Aids 20.04.2023

No, people vaccinated against Covid-19 don’t develop Aids by Africa Check

No, Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate Obi hasn’t changed his running mate 20.04.2023

No, Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate Obi hasn’t changed his running mate by Africa Check

No evidence that okra steeped in water will help you get pregnant 20.04.2023

No evidence that okra steeped in water will help you get pregnant by Africa Check

Did a 16-year-old Nigerian girl beat 49,000 others to win U$1 billion for her app? 20.04.2023

Did a 16-year-old Nigerian girl beat 49,000 others to win U$1 billion for her app? by Africa Check

No, Labour party candidate for Lagos governor will not be disqualified over ‘missing’ name 20.04.2023

No, Labour party candidate for Lagos governor will not be disqualified over ‘missing’ name by Africa Check

No evidence that taking panadol before an HIV test will mask a positive status 20.04.2023

No evidence that taking panadol before an HIV test will mask a positive status by Africa Check

No, INEC's website was not hacked by a ‘Russian boy’ 20.04.2023

No, INEC's website was not hacked by a ‘Russian boy’ by Africa Check

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