June 19, 2023
Kenya: Did a Plane Crash At Kenya's Largest Airport As Claimed in Several Photos Online? No, It Was a Drill
IN SHORT: Several videos on social media claim to show photos of a plane crash at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The port manager says it was an emergency drill. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: No, Photo Isn't of Malaysian Plane That Disappeared in 2014, but of Artificial Reef Off the Coast of Jordan
IN SHORT: The Malaysian passenger flight that went missing in 2014 has not been found and the viral photo showing a plane under water is unrelated. Read more »
May 03, 2023
Nigeria: Did Nigeria's Former Transport Minister Call President-Elect Bola Tinubu a Drug Baron? No, but Debunked Quote Still Circulating
IN SHORT: Former minister and Rivers state governor Chibuike Amaechi has been critical of his party-mate, Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu. But he did not go so far as to… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Zimbabwe: Road Riddled With Potholes in Harare, Zimbabwe? No, Photo From India
IN SHORT: Zimbabwe's road infrastructure may be crumbling, but a photo shared widely on social media of a road riddled with truly massive potholes is not from the southern African… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Info Minister Didn't Say Fuel Prices Were Raised to Reduce Traffic and Accidents
"We raised fuel price to 200 Naira and diesel to 800 Naira to reduce the number of traffic and accidents in Nigeria," a July 2022 Facebook post quotes Nigerian… Read more »
June 14, 2022
South Africa: South Africa 'Most Dangerous Country in the World to Drive In'? Testing Widely Reported Claim By Driver Education Company
"Staggering" and "frustrating" were just two of the words Zutobi used to describe the country's road safety. But did its evidence make the grade? Read more »
May 27, 2022
Nigeria: No Crash-Landing in Lagos, Nigeria - Salvaged Plane Was Being Towed
Videos of a wingless passenger plane on a busy road have circulated widely on social media in Nigeria, with the claim the plane crash-landed on a road near the Murtala Muhammed… Read more »