February 28, 2023
Nigeria: Video of Attack On Nigeria's NNPP Presidential Candidate's Supporters? No, It's Just Clickbait
A Facebook post links to a video published on a blog with the claim it shows supporters of New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso being attacked… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Nigeria: Beware Twitter Accounts Impersonating Nigeria's Labour Party Vice Presidential Candidate
It's been two days since Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, and the disinformation keeps coming. . Read more »
Nigeria: No, PDP Candidate Abubakar Didn't Withdraw From Nigeria's Presidential Race
IN SHORT: Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party was one of the four frontrunners in the presidential elections. If he had dropped out on the day of the vote it would have… Read more »
Nigeria: Beware Clickbait Posts Offering N10,000 From Nigeria Presidential Candidate Bola Tinubu's Campaign
IN SHORT: If you vote for Nigeria's ruling party candidate, N10,000 awaits you, say posts on Facebook disguised as warnings against vote-buying. Don't click on them. Read more »
February 23, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Legislator Misleads About the Law and Nigerian Politician's Campaign Cash
The house of representatives majority leader Alhassan Doguwa recently claimed the law allowed him N70 million - in cash - for election expenses. We checked this and three other… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's 'Ksh500 Billion Government Borrowing' Furore - What the Data Showed
In January 2023, Kenya's most widely read newspaper corrected a story attributing an eye-catching borrowing spree to the country's new government. Read more »
Uganda: No, Image of Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine in Front of Gay Rights Banner Has Been Doctored
IN SHORT: Gay rights are controversial in Uganda, where homosexuality is outlawed. An image that seems to show a popular opposition leader in the country supporting LGBTQI rights… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Nigeria: No Evidence Presidential Candidate Obi Bribed Major Churches in Return for Votes
IN SHORT: Peter Obi is the only Christian candidate among the four frontrunners in the race for the presidency of Nigeria, a country often riven by its Muslim-Christian divide.… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Governing Party APC's Bola Tinubu Denies Blaming His Own Government for Fuel and Currency Shortages
IN SHORT: With presidential elections in Nigeria only weeks away, a fallout in the governing party would be controversial. But a post doing the rounds online claiming this is… Read more »
February 09, 2023
South Africa: 2022 SONA Promises - South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa Zero for Two On State Utilities Eskom and Transnet
As president Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his state of the nation address for 2023, we look back at two promises made a year ago he and his government have not kept. Read more »
February 08, 2023
Nigeria: #LagosRace2023 - Fact-Checking Claims By Candidates Seeking to Govern Nigeria's Economic Capital
The current state governor was a no-show at the #ThePlatformNG debate, leaving three other candidates to outline their plans for Lagos. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: No Evidence Influential Nigerian Actor Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Has Backed Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi
IN SHORT: A quote doing the rounds on social media in Nigeria suggests Peter Obi, one of Nigeria's presidential candidates, has bagged the support of an influential actor. But the… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Labour Party Presidential Candidate Obi Hasn't Changed His Running Mate
IN SHORT: Posts on social media claim that just weeks before the presidential election, Peter Obi has sensationally ditched his running mate for a prominent activist. But this is… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Nothing Under This Government' - Fact-Checking Five Claims About Record of Nigeria's Governing APC Party
Sam Ohuabunwa, a key member of Nigeria's main opposition PDP party, gave a scathing review of outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari's administration. Did he get his facts right? Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's APC Campaign Spokesperson Festus Keyamo Did Not Say Two Presidential Candidates Should Step Down for Each Other
IN SHORT: According to a quote posted on social media, the spokesperson of Nigeria's ruling party, Festus Keyamo, said two of the front-runners in the upcoming presidential… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: No Evidence Daughter of Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar Said Father Would 'Deal With' Disgruntled Rivers State Governor
IN SHORT: Threatening remarks have been attributed to Hauwa Atiku-Uwais, daughter of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition People's Democratic Party and a… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Governing Party Spokesperson Festus Keyamo Didn't Say Rival Candidate Peter Obi 'Will Turn the Country Around'
IN SHORT: The race for Nigeria's presidency is tight with the February election only weeks away. So it would be unusual for one camp to praise a rival, as Facebook posts claim. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike Didn't Threaten to Expose 'Secret' Behind Biafra Leader's Detention
IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim that secessionist leader Nnamdi Kanu declined to do the Nigerian government's bidding, which is why he remains under guard. But the governor quoted… Read more »
Kenya: Wiper Party Leader Musyoka Said He'd Stop Attending Opposition Azimio Coalition Rallies? No, Graphic Not By NTV Kenya
IN SHORT: Broadcaster NTV Kenya didn't produce the widely shared graphic that falsely quotes Kalonzo Musyoka, the leader of the Wiper party, as saying he "won't attend any Azimio… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Former International Footballer Nwankwo Kanu Hasn't Endorsed Any Candidate in Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election
IN SHORT: Nwankwo Kanu and other former international footballers from Nigeria did help celebrate Bola Tinubu's 70th birthday last year. But the one-time Arsenal star hasn't… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Presidential Candidate Obi Didn't Say He Pulled 439 Million Nigerians Out of Poverty
In a barely audible 13-second video circulating on Facebook, Peter Obi appears to say he has pulled 439 million Nigerians out of poverty. Obi is the Labour Party candidate in… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: No, Prime Minister of Niger Didn't Lecture Kenyan President At Dakar Summit - Heavily Shared Clip Manipulated
A video posted on TikTok in late January 2023 shows Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, the prime minister of Niger, sitting next to Kenyan president William Ruto. Mahamadou appears to be… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Photo of Nigerian Presidential Candidate Obi Drinking Hero Beer Doctored
IN SHORT: The photoshopped image seems an attempt to turn northern Muslim voters against Labour Party candidate Peter Obi. Not only is he drinking beer - forbidden in Islam - but… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigerian Senator Abaribe Has Not Died
IN SHORT: Enyinnaya Abaribe is running for his fifth term in Nigeria's senate in the February 2023 parliamentary elections. And contrary to social media rumours, he's busy… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Kiambu County Governor Backs Controversial Dam Despite Residents' Opposition? No, Graphic Fake
IN SHORT: Tempers have flared in the populous Kenyan county of Kiambu over the proposed construction of a dam. But a national TV station did not report that the county governor had… Read more »