South Africa: Has South Africa's Public Works Programme Created 14 Million Jobs in 20 Years?

YOU ASKED: Has South Africa's public works programme created 14 million jobs in 20 years? Read more »

Nigeria: Results of Nigeria's Key University Exam Cannot Be 'Upgraded', Testing Agency Warns

Results of Nigeria's key university exam cannot be 'upgraded', testing agency warns Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Fake Ad for Thousands of Vacancies At Kenya's Anti-Drug Agency

Beware of fake ad for thousands of vacancies at Kenya's anti-drug agency Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Facebook Page Impersonating Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta

Ignore Facebook page impersonating former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta Read more »

Kenya: Disregard Claims That Floods in Kenya's Capital Have Swept Crocodiles and Venomous Snakes Into the Streets

Disregard claims that floods in Kenya's capital have swept crocodiles and venomous snakes into the streets Read more »

Kenya: Fact-Checked - Six Claims By Kenya's Deputy President On the Cost of Living

Fact-checked: Six claims by Kenya's deputy president on the cost of living Read more »

Kenya: Viral Image Does Not Show Kenya's Former Electoral Commission Chair Wafula Chebukati in Hospital

Viral image does not show Kenya's former electoral commission chair Wafula Chebukati in hospital Read more »

Africa: No Evidence to Support Claim That Mixture of Avocado Seed and Rubbing Alcohol Can Cure Joint Pain

No evidence to support claim that mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Online Claims That Former Kenya State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena Has Throat Cancer

Ignore online claims that former Kenya State House spokesperson Kanze Dena has throat cancer Read more »

South Africa: Life Under the DA in the Western Cape - Fact-Checking South African Opposition Party's Claims About Governance

Life under the DA in the Western Cape: fact-checking South African opposition party's claims about governance Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Fake Facebook Loans Ads in Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika's Name

Kenyans -- beware of fake Facebook loans ads in Nakuru governor Susan Kihika's name Read more »

Kenya: Ignore False Claim That Kenya's Deputy President Used a Foreign Plane to Attend Military Chief's Funeral

Ignore false claim that Kenya's deputy president used a foreign plane to attend military chief's funeral Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Fake Cover of Kenyan Newspaper Eastafrican Claiming Rwandan President Rejected Us Helicopters

IN SHORT: A newspaper front page circulating on social media following a deadly Kenyan air crash shows a headline claiming that Rwandan president Paul Kagame rejected a donation of… Read more »

Kenya: No, Video Does Not Show Helicopter That Killed Kenya's Military Chief Francis Ogolla

IN SHORT: Kenya's Defence Forces chief Francis Ogolla and nine other officers died in a helicopter crash in April 2024. However, a video circulating on social media platforms does… Read more »

Africa: Ignore Scam Message Offering R400,000 'Debt Consolidation' From 'Rcs Loan'

Ignore scam message offering R400,000 'debt consolidation' from 'RCS Loan' Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Beware, Photo of Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Altered

Nigerians beware, photo of former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello altered Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission Is Not Recruiting

No, Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission is not recruiting Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Hasn't Set Date for Country's Much-Awaited Census

IN SHORT: Nigeria is due for a census, the last one being in 2006. But claims that the president has ordered the National Population Commission to conduct one in November 2023 are… Read more »

Niger: Russia's Wagner Mercenaries Landing in Niger? No, 'Breaking News' Video Shot in 2006

IN SHORT: Niger's coup leaders did reportedly ask Russia's Wagner mercenaries help them hold on to power. But a video circulating online with the claim it shows a planeload of… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Chicago State University Hasn't Deleted Its 1979 Yearbook to Protect Nigerian President Bola Tinubu

IN SHORT: Bola Tinubu's academic qualifications have been questioned in a US court. But a claim that a video proves Chicago State University has deleted a record of the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: No, President Bola Tinubu Didn't Inherit Nigeria's Highest Inflation Rate in 20 Years

As Tinubu marked 100 days in office, local and international media took stock of his administration's achievements. But a German publication's claim that Tinubu inherited the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Beware, 'Naija Get Help Investment' Won't Double Your Money in 45 Minutes

IN SHORT: Posts on Facebook are encouraging users to invest with Naija Get Help Investment. But the investment platform is not a registered business in Nigeria, so don't be… Read more »

Nigeria: Opposition Leader Peter Obi Didn't Meet Nigerian President Bola Tinubu At His Residence. Ignore Manipulated Photo

IN SHORT: Facebook accounts are sharing images with the claim they show Peter Obi and Nigerian president Bola Tinubu meeting at his residence at Aso Rock in the capital Abuja. But… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Government Is Not Giving Out N5 Billion Cash Payouts, As Claimed On Facebook

IN SHORT: Some Facebook accounts are claiming that the federal government of Nigeria is sharing a N5 billion palliative with residents of Lagos and other states. While that is… Read more »

Nigeria: Old Photos of Nigerians Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Cambodia Making the Rounds Again As Breaking News

IN SHORT: A previously debunked claim with old photos resurfaced in August 2023 as breaking news. The photos are at least four years old and the claim that death sentences have… Read more »