Uganda: No, Uganda Police Force Not Recruiting Polling Constables for 2026 Election

No, Uganda Police Force not recruiting polling constables for 2026 election Read more »

South Africa: 'Viral Video' Does Not Show Late South African Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa's Fall From Paris Hotel

'Viral video' does not show late South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa's fall from Paris hotel Read more »

Kenya: Exposing Multiple Fake Graphics Claiming Kenya's Opposition Is Crumbling

Exposing multiple fake graphics claiming Kenya's opposition is crumbling Read more »

Kenya: Memo Announcing Continuation of University Lecturers' Strike Until January 2026 Not From Kenya's Education Ministry

Memo announcing continuation of university lecturers' strike until January 2026 not from Kenya's education ministry Read more »

Nigeria: Claim That Son of Biafra Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu Won International 'Brain Competition' False

Claim that son of Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu won international 'brain competition' false Read more »

Kenya: No, TikTok Video Does Not Show New Kenya Protests Over Term Limit Changes

No, TikTok video does not show new Kenya protests over term limit changes Read more »

Uganda: Manipulated Video Shows President Yoweri Museveni Pleading With Ugandans to Vote for Him One Last Time

Manipulated video shows president Yoweri Museveni pleading with Ugandans to vote for him one last time Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria Has Not Passed a New Cybercrimes Law in 2025

No, Nigeria has not passed a new cybercrimes law in 2025 Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Government Is Not Planning to Remove Pockets From Police Uniforms to Curb Bribery

No, Nigerian government is not planning to remove pockets from police uniforms to curb bribery Read more »

Nigeria: No, Finnish Court Has Not Cancelled Six-Year Prison Sentence of Biafra Separatist Simon Ekpa

No, Finnish court has not cancelled six-year prison sentence of Biafra separatist Simon Ekpa Read more »

Kenya: Debunking Multiple Fake Graphics Claiming That Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Was Deported From the U.S.

Debunking multiple fake graphics claiming that former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua was deported from the US Read more »

Nigeria: Not True That Nigerians Earning N800,000 or More Annually Will Pay 20% Tax From January 2026

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that Nigerians earning N800,000 or more in a year will pay 20% tax starting 1 January 2026. But the claim misrepresents the country's new… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Humiliated Ibom Air Passenger Hasn't Sued Nigerian Federal Government for N500 Billion

No, humiliated Ibom Air passenger hasn't sued Nigerian federal government for N500 billion Read more »

Africa: Scam Alert - No, You Can't 'Earn Money Watching Videos' On Platform Called Pesatube

Scam alert: No, you can't 'earn money watching videos' on platform called PesaTube Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man Stole Over $250,000 From Donor, Not U.S. President Donald Trump As Claimed Online

Nigerian man stole over $250,000 from donor, not US president Donald Trump as claimed online Read more »

Kenya: Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Didn't Advise Opposition Politicians to Unite to Unseat President William Ruto in 2027

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta didn't advise opposition politicians to unite to unseat president William Ruto in 2027 Read more »

Nigeria: Claim That Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Died in 2017 Resurfaces After His Actual Death in July 2025

Claim that former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari died in 2017 resurfaces after his actual death in July 2025 Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Police Didn't Issue Statement Alleging Immigrants Were Involved in Violent Street Protests

IN SHORT: A post going viral on social media in Kenya appears to show a statement from the National Police Service alleging that immigrants were involved in violent street… Read more »

Uganda: Fake Tweet Claims Ugandan Car Owners Will Be Fined for Not Driving Twice a Week, but No Such Law Exists

Fake tweet claims Ugandan car owners will be fined for not driving twice a week, but no such law exists Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence That Embattled Kenyan Top Cop Eliud Lagat's Son Killed a Person, As Widely Claimed Online

IN SHORT: Several viral videos and posts on social media wrongly claim that the son of Kenya's deputy police chief Eluid Lagat killed a man in Thome in the capital Nairobi. But… Read more »

South Africa: No, South African Billionaire Johann Rupert Is Not Giving Out Cash Grants Through Dodgy Link

No, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is not giving out cash grants through dodgy link Read more »

South Africa: A Guide to Crime Statistics in South Africa - What You Need to Know

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will release South Africa's 2012/13 national crime statistics on 19 September 2013. This guide, produced by Africa Check in cooperation with the… Read more »