Nigeria: Ene Obi First Female President of Student Union At University of Jos in Nigeria, Not Pwajok Kalang in 2024

Ene Obi first female president of student union at University of Jos in Nigeria, not Pwajok Kalang in 2024 Read more »

Nigeria: Video of a Nigerian Female Police Officer Accusing Male Colleague of Assault Is From 2022, Not 2024 As Social Media Posts Claim

Video of a Nigerian female police officer accusing male colleague of assault is from 2022, not 2024 as social media posts claim Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Woman With Fake Banknotes Was Arrested in Ogun State in 2022, Not Osun State in 2024 As Claimed Online

Nigerian woman with fake banknotes was arrested in Ogun state in 2022, not Osun state in 2024 as claimed online Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Wandayi Didn't Say Opposition Party Will Nominate a Woman for Deputy President - Viral Graphic Fabricated

No, Kenyan cabinet secretary Wandayi didn't say opposition party will nominate a woman for deputy president - viral graphic fabricated Read more »

South Africa: No, South Africa's Basic Education Laws Amendment Act Does Not Give Schools Control Over Gender-Affirming Healthcare

No, South Africa's Basic Education Laws Amendment Act does not give schools control over gender-affirming healthcare Read more »

Nigeria: Old Video Alert - Naked Women Protested Against 'Killings and Corruption' in Nigeria's Anambra State, Not Economic Hardship Under Tinubu Administration

Old video alert: naked women protested against 'killings and corruption' in Nigeria's Anambra state, not economic hardship under Tinubu administration Read more »

South Africa: South African Women Publicly Stripped and Murdered in Nigeria As 'Revenge' for Xenophobia? No, Video Shot in Uganda

South African women publicly stripped and murdered in Nigeria as 'revenge' for xenophobia? No, video shot in Uganda Read more »

South Africa: Old Claims About Rape in South Africa Still Being Shared Online

Scarce data is just one obstacle to combatting sexual violence. An expert said we should also address harmful social attitudes about gender, the lack of access to comprehensive sex… Read more »

South Africa: Still No Evidence for Ghost Stat About Schoolchildren's Access to Menstrual Products in South Africa

Menstrual products brand StayFree makes two big claims in its ads on social media, but there's very little research to back them up. Read more »

Kenya: Doctored Video of Us President Joe Biden Supposedly Condemning Transgender Women Still Making the Rounds

IN SHORT: A supreme court ruling on freedom of association for the gay community has dominated public debate in Kenya since February 2023. But an altered video appearing to show… Read more »

Africa: A 4,070 Percent Increase in Miscarriages and Stillbirths Amongs Pregnant Women Who Took the Covid Vaccine? Entirely False

IN SHORT: There is no data to support the claim of a 4,070% increase in miscarriages and stillbirths as a result of taking the Covid mRNA vaccine. In fact, maternal health experts… Read more »

Nigeria: How Old - or Young - Are the Candidates? Where Are the Women?

Nigeria's electoral commission recently released data on the 2023 general election candidates. We took a closer look - and found some interesting facts voters should know. Read more »

Africa: No Evidence That DNA From Semen Stays in Woman's Body 'Forever'

IN SHORT: If you have unprotected sex with a man, does the DNA from his semen stay in your body "forever"? No, of course not. There's no evidence for this… Read more »

Kenya: No, Nation Newspaper Didn't Warn of Super Gonorrhoea Caused By 'Promiscuity' Among Kenyan Women

IN SHORT: A graphic shared on social media in Kenya attributes a number of problematic claims to the country's largest selling daily newspaper. But the graphic is a fabrication and… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Young Nigerian Became First Black Woman to Perform a 30-Minute Human Heart Transplant, With Her Studies Funded By Peter Obi

IN SHORT: There's no evidence that a young Nigerian woman, whose studies were funded by presidential candidate Peter Obi, was the first black woman to perform a human heart… Read more »

Africa: No, How Often You Have Sex Does Not Change the 'Tightness' of Your Vagina

IN SHORT: A post on Facebook warning women not to have sex too often as it will change the shape or "tightness" of the vagina is misleading. There is no evidence that sex causes a… Read more »

South Africa: Controversial Anti-Women Social Media Influencer Andrew Tate Has Not Been Released From Detention in Romania

IN SHORT: The arrest of Andrew Tate in Romania on allegations of human trafficking made headlines in December 2022. Despite persistent social media rumours, he, his brother and two… Read more »