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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
July 27, 2022
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 »