August 18, 2023
Africa: Viral 'Quote' From World Trade Organization Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Fabricated
IN SHORT: A quote attributed to the head of the World Trade Organization about her meeting with Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu is circulating on Facebook. But the quote is… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Kenya: No, Former U.S. President Barack Obama Hasn't Admitted He Was Born in Kenya - Old Video Reappeared in 2023
IN SHORT: In the original 2009 video, the former US president talks to students in Turkey. The altered version from 2010 is a spoof. The 2023 clip is claimed as fact. But Barack… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: 'African Migrant' or 'Refugee' Attacks Woman and Child in France? No, Suspect a French Citizen
IN SHORT: Footage of a violent assault in Bordeaux, France is distressing. But the alleged assailant was born in and is a citizen of the country. His family has said they were… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Factsheet - 'Back to the Basics' - Seven Questions About HIV and Aids Answered
The WHO has announced Covid-19 is no longer considered to be at the health agency's highest level of alert, and so the world can focus on other health challenges, such as managing… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Africa: No, Pandemic Treaty Still a Rough Draft, Doesn't Give World Health Organization 'Control Over Entire World'
The World Health Organization's voluntary pandemic treaty lays out ways countries could cooperate to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics. It doesn't hand all power… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Kenya: Is Former Us President Barack Obama Relocating to Kenya? No, It's an April Fools' Day Joke
IN SHORT: There is no evidence that former US president Barack Obama will move to Kenya in June 2023. The article was meant as a joke, but some social media users believed it. Read more »
Kenya: Doctored Video of Us President Joe Biden Supposedly Condemning Transgender Women Still Making the Rounds
IN SHORT: A supreme court ruling on freedom of association for the gay community has dominated public debate in Kenya since February 2023. But an altered video appearing to show… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Uganda: No Evidence of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's Tweets About Anti-Gay Law or Calling Us President an 'Idiot'
IN SHORT: An anti-gay rights law passed in Uganda has come under intense scrutiny. But an alleged row between its leader and Joe Biden has been trumped up. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: No, the World Economic Forum Doesn't Want to Legalise Sex or Marriage Between Humans and Animals - Claim From Known False Information Site
IN SHORT: There's no evidence the WEF has made any kind of pronouncement on the legality of sex between people and animals. It doesn't have the "authority or intention" to do so,… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Kenya: No, Human Rights Watch Didn't Release Statement Linking Waithera Death to Fraud Case Against Former CEO of Kenya's Public Medical Insurer
IN SHORT: Human Rights Watch didn't release a statement saying the bizarre and tragic killing of National Hospital Insurance Fund staffer Lilian Waithera was because she was a… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Visa Lottery Application to Live and Work in the U.S.? Beware of Another Engagement Bait Scam
IN SHORT: While many young people on the African continent are keen to make a life in the United States, they would be advised to steer clear of this "registration portal". Read more »
January 11, 2023
South Africa: No, Facebook Post Does Not Show Images of Over 80 Iranian Muslims Being Baptised
IN SHORT: Photos are circulating on Facebook in South Africa with the claim they show the Christian baptism of more than 80 Iranian Muslims, in Germany. But each photo is from a… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: Viral Website Advertising Australian Visas and Jobs Just Another Scam
IN SHORT: The scam website asks for detailed personal information. This is known as phishing, and could give the fraudsters access to your bank and other accounts. Read more »
October 26, 2022
South Africa: No, Murder Suspect Dejywan Floyd Not the Younger Brother of Murder Victim George Floyd
IN SHORT: A false rumour about George Floyd, a black man murdered by a white police officer in the USA, has reached South Africa. As other fact-checkers have found, a man with the… Read more »
October 21, 2022
South Africa: No, Us Actor Sean Penn Didn't Film Fake Videos of the Invasion of Ukraine in March 2022 - No Proof Anyone Has
IN SHORT: We've seen plenty of outlandish claims about the war between Russia and Ukraine on social media. But one claiming actor Sean Penn was involved in faking the entire… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Kenya: Kenyans Living Abroad Voted in 12 Countries, but Not in Australia
"Diaspora Update!!!" reads a message circulating on Facebook since 9 August 2022. "Voting has ended at Kenya High Commission in Sydney, Australia. All 223 Kenyans had voted, (100%… Read more »
July 27, 2022
South Africa: Video Does Show a Street in Paris, but in 2016 and Shortly After a Police Crackdown On Migrants
A video, published on Facebook with the caption "Paris, France", shows a wide street littered with mattresses and rubbish. Read more »
South Africa: Ten Thousand U.S. Troops Set to Invade? No, Around 50 Soldiers in Country for Joint Military Exercise
Has the United States sent 10,000 troops to invade South Africa? Read more »
July 26, 2022
Nigeria: No Evidence Nigerian Business Exec Femi Otedola Is Wanted in the Us for Tax Fraud
A post published on Facebook in Nigeria on 5 July 2022 claims Femi Otedola has been declared wanted in the US for tax fraud. Read more »
May 27, 2022
Nigeria: No, UK Hasn't Declared IPOB, Movement Seeking Biafra's Independence From Nigeria, a 'Terrorist Group'
A message posted on Facebook in early May 2022 claims that the United Kingdom has declared the separatists of Nigeria's Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to be terrorists. Read more »