Africa: No Evidence for Viral Claim That People With Blood Type O Should Avoid Potatoes to Prevent Arthritis

IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video by a Kenyan wellness brand claims potatoes cause arthritis in people with blood group O. But experts say there's no scientific evidence to back this… Read more »

Kenya: Video Not of Kenya's Former Deputy President Apologising to Ruto in 2025 - Footage Altered

IN SHORT: A video shared on social media in April 2025 appears to show Kenya's former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua apologising to William Ruto during the president's tour of… Read more »

South Africa: Beware of Scam Facebook Posts Offering Jobs Through Unverified Links and Whatsapp Numbers

Beware of scam Facebook posts offering jobs through unverified links and WhatsApp numbers Read more »

Nigeria: No Bomb Blast in Abuja - Claim That Assasination Attempt On Nigeria's Vice President Left 26 Dead Is False

No bomb blast in Abuja: Claim that assasination attempt on Nigeria's vice president left 26 dead is false Read more »

Uganda: No Evidence Ugandan President Closed Parliament Over 'Theft' By Lawmakers

IN SHORT: A TikTok video claims that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has shut down the country's parliament over "the theft of 10M" by some MPs. But this is false; parliament… Read more »

Africa: Press Release - 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards Now Open for Entries

Entries for the 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards are now open to journalists, journalism students and professional fact-checkers. This is the longest-running awards programme… Read more »

Kenya: Ruto's Mid-Year Scorecard - Figures On Rail, Power and Support for the Elderly Don't Add Up

Ruto's mid-year scorecard: figures on rail, power and support for the elderly don't add up Read more »

Nigeria: No Proof Nigeria's Edo State Compensated Families of Mob Attack Victims With N6 Billion

No proof Nigeria's Edo state compensated families of mob attack victims with N6 billion Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Denies Saying Incumbent Bola Tinubu Will Win the 2027 Presidential Election

Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan denies saying incumbent Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence Kenyan Politician Fred Matiang'i Was Deported From the US - Viral Graphic Fabricated

No evidence Kenyan politician Fred Matiang'i was deported from the US - viral graphic fabricated Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Standard Newspaper Didn't Report That One of the Country's Top Cops Was Receiving Ksh25 Million a Month in Bribes

Kenya's Standard newspaper didn't report that one of the country's top cops was receiving KSh25 million a month in bribes Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Standard Newspaper Didn't Report That Former Deputy President Gachagua Has 'One Testicle'

Kenya's Standard newspaper didn't report that former deputy president Gachagua has 'one testicle' Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Governor Alex Otti Has Not Enlisted Pro-Biafra Militia to Protect Farmers

No, Nigerian governor Alex Otti has not enlisted pro-Biafra militia to protect farmers Read more »

Kenya: Kenyans Beware, These Attractive Motorbike Offers On Facebook Are Not From Asset Finance Company Watu

Kenyans beware, these attractive motorbike offers on Facebook are not from asset finance company Watu Read more »

Kenya: Ignore False Claims That Butere High School Students in Kenya Died After Play Controversy

Ignore false claims that Butere high school students in Kenya died after play controversy Read more »

Nigeria: No Rockets Were Fired By Fulani Herders in Southeastern Nigeria, Ignore Social Media Posts

No rockets were fired by Fulani herders in southeastern Nigeria, ignore social media posts Read more »

South Africa: Scam Alert - Capitec Is Not Hiring 'Atm Assistance' Through Facebook

Scam alert: Capitec is not hiring 'ATM assistance' through Facebook Read more »

Nigeria: Ignore Fake Election Timetable for Nigeria's Ruling All Progressives Congress

Ignore fake election timetable for Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Electoral Commission Chair Mahmood Yakubu Was Not Arrested in the Us

No, Nigeria's electoral commission chair Mahmood Yakubu was not arrested in the US Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: No Evidence That DR Congo Carried Out Mass Executions of Convicted Gang Members and Coup Plotters

No evidence that DR Congo carried out mass executions of convicted gang members and coup plotters Read more »

Kenya: No, Popular Kenyan Milk Brand Did Not Fail Toxic Chemicals Test

No, popular Kenyan milk brand did not fail toxic chemicals test Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence of Retaliatory Attack By Hausa Group Against Igbos in Northern Nigeria

No evidence of retaliatory attack by Hausa group against Igbos in northern Nigeria Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Government Not Offering Free Online Courses to All Adults

No, Kenyan government not offering free online courses to all adults Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Fulani Herders Set Market On Fire in Nigeria's Plateau State in April 2025

No evidence Fulani herders set market on fire in Nigeria's Plateau state in April 2025 Read more »

Nigeria: No, Photos of Burnt Vehicles Depicting a Retaliatory Attack Against Igbos in Kano Are Old and Unrelated to Edo Mob Action

No, photos of burnt vehicles depicting a retaliatory attack against Igbos in Kano are old and unrelated to Edo mob action Read more »