January 20
Nigeria: No, US Military Has Not Bombed Nigeria's Capital City in an Attempt to Capture President Bola Tinubu
No, US military has not bombed Nigeria's capital city in an attempt to capture president Bola Tinubu Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Altered Image Depicting Prominent Kenyan Trade Union Leader Francis Atwoli 'Gifting' His Nephew a Car
Ignore altered image depicting prominent Kenyan trade union leader Francis Atwoli 'gifting' his nephew a car Read more »
January 19
South Africa: South African Tourist Hotspot Jeffreys Bay Has Not Been Declared a Refuge for Muslim Refugees
South African tourist hotspot Jeffreys Bay has not been declared a refuge for tens of thousands of refugees but false information may stoke Islamophobia Read more »
Kenya: Ignore Fake News Graphics Claiming Kenya's Murang'a County Already Received Funds From Country's Health Authority
Ignore fake news graphics claiming Kenya's Murang'a county already received funds from country's health authority Read more »
Rwanda: No Evidence That Rwanda's President Denied Having Lunch With His Nigerian Counterpart in France
No evidence that Rwanda's president denied having lunch with his Nigerian counterpart in France Read more »
Nigeria: Ignore Old, Fake Claim That Nigeria's Abia State Government Stopped Financial Crimes Commission Convoy and Demanded Release of Arrested Youths
Ignore old, fake claim that Nigeria's Abia state government stopped financial crimes commission convoy and demanded release of arrested youths Read more »
Nigeria: Beware of Facebook Pages Impersonating First Bank of Nigeria and Offering Bogus Loans
Beware of Facebook pages impersonating First Bank of Nigeria and offering bogus loans Read more »
January 16
Uganda: No, BBC News Didn't Publish 'Projections' Saying Bobi Wine Will Lose Uganda's 2026 Election By a Wider Margin
No, BBC News didn't publish 'projections' saying Bobi Wine will lose Uganda's 2026 election by a wider margin Read more »
Kenya: Altered Image Used to Show Kenyan Politician Moses Wetang'ula 'Gifting' Daughter Car
Altered image used to show Kenyan politician Moses Wetang'ula 'gifting' daughter car Read more »
January 15
Africa: Traditional Use of Nhundurwa Fruit for Reducing Toothache and Pain but Little Solid Evidence for Viral Health Claims
Traditional use of nhundurwa fruit for reducing toothache and pain but little solid evidence for viral health claims Read more »
Uganda: Altered Image Used to Show Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Campaigning On Boat 'Donated' By President Museveni
Altered image used to show Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigning on boat 'donated' by president Museveni Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Standard Newspaper Didn't Publish Headline Accusing Former Deputy President of 'Staged Attacks' - Viral Front Page Fabricated
Kenya's Standard newspaper didn't publish headline accusing former deputy president of 'staged attacks' - viral front page fabricated Read more »
January 13
Uganda: Manipulated Video False Claims CNN Journalist Larry Madowo Accused Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine of Running Emotion-Based Campaigns
Manipulated video false claims CNN journalist Larry Madowo accused Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine of running emotion-based campaigns Read more »
January 08
South Africa: Scam Alert - Facebook Page 'Watu Credit and Second Hand Motorbikes' Is Run By an Impostor
Scam alert: Facebook page 'Watu credit and second hand motorbikes' is run by an impostor Read more »
December 19, 2025
South Africa: No, Operation Dudula Leader Is Not Resigning - Videos and Images Ai Generated
No, Operation Dudula leader is not resigning; videos and images AI generated Read more »
Africa: Behind the Facts 2025 - Lessons of Resilience and Innovation From the Frontlines of Fact-Checking
Behind the Facts 2025: Lessons of resilience and innovation from the frontlines of fact-checking Read more »
Uganda: Student Pilot Didn't Land On a Road By Mistake in South Sudan or Kenya - Viral Photo From Uganda
Student pilot didn't land on a road by mistake in South Sudan or Kenya - viral photo from Uganda Read more »
Kenya: Social Media Posts Falsely Claim Impeachment Motion Tabled Against Kenya's National Assembly Speaker Wetang'ula
Social media posts falsely claim impeachment motion tabled against Kenya's national assembly speaker Wetang'ula Read more »
Uganda: No, Video Does Not Show U.S. Troops Arriving in Uganda to Assist 2026 Election Campaigns
No, video does not show US troops arriving in Uganda to assist 2026 election campaigns Read more »
December 12, 2025
Uganda: No, Uganda's Police Spokesperson Didn't Dress in Yellow Ruling Party Colours - Photo Digitally Manipulated
No, Uganda's police spokesperson didn't dress in yellow ruling party colours - photo digitally manipulated Read more »
East Africa: Old Video Used to Falsely Claim Uganda Conducted Military Drills After President's Indian Ocean Remarks
Old video used to falsely claim Uganda conducted military drills after president's Indian Ocean remarks Read more »
Kenya: No Evidence Kenya's Ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Hinted At Rejoining Government
IN SHORT: Four graphics with logos of different Facebook pages quote former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua as saying he is ready to rejoin the government and work with… Read more »
East Africa: No, Kenya's Standard Did Not Run 'Scramble for Tanzania's Minerals' Front Page Headline With George Soros
No, Kenya's Standard did not run 'Scramble for Tanzania's minerals' front page headline with George Soros Read more »
Africa: Are Foreigners 'Bleeding' South Africa's Road Accident Fund 'Dry'? Numbers Don't Back the Claim
Are foreigners 'bleeding' South Africa's Road Accident Fund 'dry'? Numbers don't back the claim Read more »
December 11, 2025
Tanzania: Doctored Newspaper Front Page Falsely Claims Tanzania's Habari Leo Reported 23,000 Civilians Killed By Police
Doctored newspaper front page falsely claims Tanzania's Habari Leo reported 23,000 civilians killed by police Read more »
