July 17, 2023
Africa: Raising Informed Media Consumers Starts At School
Simply teaching media literacy is not enough in today's online environment. Africa Check has created fact-checking resources for teachers that directly target harmful information. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Kenya: No, Kenya's Education Minister Has Not Announced That 29 - to 35-Year-Old Kenyans Will Rewrite Major High School Exam
IN SUMMARY: While there have been concerns about cheating in exams, a claim that Kenyans who sat for a secondary school leaving exam years ago would be forced to retake it comes… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Debating the State of the Nation - South African MPs' Claims About Crime, Education, Service Delivery and More Scrutinised
Are only 4% of rapes reported in South Africa? Is 54% of water lost to leaks and poor infrastructure? We checked these and other claims made during the 2023 state of the nation… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Uganda: No, Uganda's Exams Board Hasn't 'Lost' Students' Crucial Results to Hackers - Tweet Fake
IN SHORT: The Twitter post could have students breaking out in a sweat. But the Uganda National Examinations Board didn't announce that its systems had been hacked. Mercifully, the… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Banned Use of Kiswahili in Secondary Schools? No, Online Claims Are False
IN SHORT: With Tanzanians widely associated with Kiswahili, perhaps more than any other country, a ban on using the language as a medium of instruction would be surprising. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Kenya: Relax! Viral Video of Student Confessing - On Live TV - to Cheating in Kenya's National Exams Just a Tiktok Joke
IN SHORT: Just days after the school-leaving Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam results were released, a video that seemed to show a top-performing student blatantly… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Kenya: No, the Teachers Service Commission - Kenya's Largest Public Employer - Hasn't Appointed a New Boss
IN SHORT: The leadership of the Teachers Service Commission, one of Kenya's 10 constitutional commissions, is keenly watched. A claim that the agency has a new chief is false. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Uganda: No, Makerere University Head Didn't Authorise Meddling in Election
IN SHORT: The chairperson of Makerere University represents the staff and alumni of the institution. A letter doing the rounds online, which claims management went all out in… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Uganda: Ignore Fake Tweet, Uganda National Exams Board Executive Didn't Say Form 4 Candidates Had Failed 2022 Exam
IN SHORT: Form 4 students in Uganda are awaiting their 2022 exam results with bated breath. A quote attributed to the examination board that they had all failed is mercifully a… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Ghana: No, Ghana's Universities Will Not Be 'Closed Down for One Week in Honour of Queen Elizabeth'
IN SHORT: The death of the UK's queen in September 2022 led to a number of false claims circulating on social media. And that Ghanaian universities would close for a week to… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Uganda: No, Nile Post Didn't Quote Ugandan First Lady and Minister Janet Museveni Dismissing Teachers' Demand for More Pay
A screenshot of a graphic posted on Facebook claims that the Ugandan minister of education and sports, Janet Museveni, has called out teachers for demanding higher salaries. Read more »
May 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Spends More On National Assembly Than On Education? Analyst Gets It Wrong
With Nigeria set to hold elections next year, the search for a new president is gathering momentum. But does a claim about the current leadership's spending priorities add up? Read more »