July 22, 2022
Nigeria: No Evidence Presidential Candidate Bola Tinubu Said He Wouldn't Attend Presidential Debate Because of Illness
A post published on Facebook in Nigeria claims Bola Tinubu has said he won't be attending a presidential debate organised by media organisation CNN International due to ill health. Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Commission Has Extended Voter Registration - But By 31 Days, Not 60 Days
"The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters' Registration (CVR) exercise by 60 days," begins a message posted on… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: No, These Are Not Photos of Flooding in Lagos, Nigeria in 2022
"Current Situation In Lagos, Nigeria after heavy rainfall," is the caption to a Facebook post featuring four photos showing buildings and roads flooded, and cars… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Lagos State House of Assembly Didn't Pass Sharia Law Bill to Help Nigerian Presidential Aspirant
A screenshot of an unknown website was being shared on Facebook and WhatsApp in Nigeria in mid-July 2022, with the claim Lagos state had passed a bill to set up Sharia courts in… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Nigeria: No, Photo Doesn't Show Peoples Democratic Party Rally in Nigeria's Osun State in July 2022
A photo of a massive crowd filling a wide boulevard all the way into the distance was posted on Facebook on 14 July 2022 with the claim that it shows the Peoples Democratic Party… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Nigeria: #osundecides2022 - Did Debating Governor Hopefuls in Nigerian State Get Their Facts Right?
Ahead of the 16 July 2022 governor election in Osun state, candidates squared off in a debate. We fact-checked some of their claims. 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 »
Kenya: No, Kenya's Kameme TV Didn't Post Poll Results for Murang'a County Governorship Race - Screenshot Fake
A screenshot of what appears to be a social media post by Kenya's Kameme TV, posted on Facebook in June 2022, includes a graphic that seemingly shows the results of an opinion poll… Read more »
Nigeria: Is Presidential Candidate Peter Obi Correct About Poverty Levels, Unemployment and the Number of Children Out of School?
About 100 million Nigerians are living in poverty, a national Nigerian newspaper reported Peter Obi as saying. Obi is the Labour Party's 2023 presidential election candidate. The… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Nigeria: PDP to the Rescue? Verifying Three Claims About Terrorism and Jobs By Nigeria's Main Opposition Party
With the 2023 elections on the horizon, the Peoples Democratic Party is drawing attention to the record of the governing All Progressives Congress. But are all its claims accurate? Read more »
July 05, 2022
Kenya: Ganjanomics - Fact-Checking Kenyan Presidential Candidate George Wajackoyah's Marijuana Agenda
Among other unconventional ideas, George Luchiri Wajackoyah says marijuana exports will solve Kenya's economic problems. But his economics of ganja don't add up - whether it's… Read more »