Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria's G5 Opposition Governors Endorsed Presidential Candidate Tinubu and Dismissed Rival Obi's Chances

IN SHORT: Nigeria is slated to elect a new president in early 2023. As the campaign season heats up, a message on social media claims an influential group of breakaway opposition… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Chair of Nigeria's Governing Party Threatened to Withhold Public Funds to Secure Votes

IN SHORT: While the All Progressives Congress hopes to be re-elected in February 2023, there is no evidence the party has threatened to withhold public funds until it is sure… Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Presidential Candidate Tinubu Didn't Say 'Muslim-Muslim' Ticket Would Destabilise Nigeria

IN SHORT: Religion plays a major role in Nigerian politics. But a claim that the governing APC party's presidential candidate for the 2023 elections railed against a "same faith"… Read more »

Nigeria: No, U.S. Actor Will Smith Didn't Urge Nigerians to 'Fight' for Presidential Candidate Peter Obi in 2023 Elections

IN SHORT: Labour Party candidate Peter Obi is popular with the country's youth. But there's no evidence that he's also bagged the endorsement of popular Hollywood actor Will Smith. Read more »

Kenya: No, Kenyan Senator Karen Nyamu Not Expelled From Governing Party, Set for Hearing

IN SHORT: Kenyan senator Karen Nyamu is no stranger to controversy, but claims that she has been kicked out of the ruling United Democratic Alliance because of an altercation in… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria's Leader Muhammadu Buhari Ordered Security Agency to Arrest Presidential Candidate Peter Obi

IN SHORT: With campaigning in top gear in Nigeria ahead of February 2023 elections, all manner of claims are circulating online. But there is no evidence the Labour Party candidate… Read more »

Kenya: No, Facebook Account in Name of Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto Out to Scam Users

IN SHORT: Beware of posts on Facebook claiming to offer loans to Kenya's vulnerable and poor in the name of the country's first lady Rachel Ruto. Read more »

Nigeria: No, Nigerian Presidential Candidate's Wife Oluremi Tinubu Didn't Say Her Husband Bola Would 'Give Nigeria a Christian/Christian Presidency After His Eight Years Rule'

IN SHORT: Nigeria's governing party's Muslim-Muslim presidential election ticket for 2023 has been much debated. But the wife of the All Progressives Congress's presidential… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria Presidential Candidate Bola Tinubu Asked Young Nigerians to Focus On Online Fraud

IN SHORT: Tinubu's campaign for Nigeria's presidency in the 2023 elections has pushed back hard at allegations of his past misdeeds. A quote claiming he asked the youth to focus on… Read more »

Africa: No Emergency? Interview With 'Dissident Climatologist' On South African Website Misleads On Climate Change

IN SHORT: There is plenty of evidence presented by countless scientists that global heating and climate change is destroying species, habitats, industries and, with extreme weather… Read more »

Africa: No, Covid Vaccination in Africa Not Just 6 Percent, As Tweet Claims - Uptake Improving

IN SHORT: A tweet that claims only 6% of the African population is vaccinated against Covid is false. The actual figure, according to the World Health Organisation, is 21%. Read more »

South Africa: No, South Africa's Durban Harbour Isn't a 'Dumping Site' Full of Litter in December 2022 - Photos and Footage From 2019 Floods

IN SHORT: Many South Africans head to Durban for the summer holidays, but in December 2022 a number of alarming social media posts appeared to discourage this, showing the city's… Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Twitter Account Impersonating Kenyan Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha

IN SHORT: A Twitter account in the name of Susan Nakhumicha, Kenya's cabinet secretary for health, is impersonating her. You are advised to steer clear of it. Read more »

Kenya: Beware of Fake Facebook Page Promising Big Discounts On Water Tanks

A Facebook page called Roto Tanks Limited is offering huge discounts for Roto water tanks manufactured by Roto Moulders Limited, a company in Kenya. Read more »

South Africa: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - We Rate South African Government Websites

South Africans have the right to access government information, so it's important that agency and department websites work well. Africa Check's researchers review these sites -… Read more »

Kenya: Ignore Twitter Account Impersonating Charlene Ruto, Daughter of Kenya's New President

IN SHORT: From complete anonymity, Charlene Ruto has shot to national prominence in recent weeks after a barrage of public engagements. But a Twitter account using her name is run… Read more »

South Africa: The Changing Face of Covid Misinformation in South Africa - 2020 to 2022 in Review

Fact-checkers aren't seeing anywhere near the volume of false information about Covid-19 as we did in the heyday of the pandemic. But as fears about the virus recede, other health… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil, Money, Guns - Fact-Checking Nigerian Presidential Hopefuls' Claims On Town Hall TV Series the Candidates

In live televised town hall meetings, five Nigerian presidential election candidates set out their plans for the country should they win in 2023. As part of the Nigerian… Read more »

South Africa: No, People Eight People Arrested in South African Tender Fraud Case Aren't 'Democratic Alliance Officials'

IN SHORT: Two people who work for the Democratic Alliance-run Cape Town municipality were implicated in the fraud, but there is no evidence that they are "officials" in the… Read more »

Africa: Don't Fall for Yet Another Scam Website Offering Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme Funds

IN SHORT: We've said it before and we'll say it again: when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That's also the case for "774,000 empowerment opportunities" being… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence Chatham House Analyst Called Nigerian Presidential Candidate Tinubu's Speech 'Very Absurd and a Red Flag'

IN SHORT: Bola Tinubu, the governing All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, asked members of his team to answer audience questions after his speech at the influential UK… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Took Wrong Covid Vaccine? No!

IN SHORT: A tweet claiming that South Africans were given the "wrong Covid vaccine" is incorrect. A batch of an unauthorised nasal spray to help treat Covid symptoms was ordered by… Read more »

Kenya: No Evidence That 'Hustler Fund' Defaulters Will Be Jailed

IN SHORT: Borrowers have been flocking to Kenya's low-interest "hustler fund". But a claim on social media that people could be jailed for not repaying the loans on time is not… Read more »

Nigeria: No Evidence UK Police Found U.S.$8.5 Million in Property of Nigerian Vice President's Brother

IN SHORT: A claim about a large amount of cash found in a London flat has resurfaced on social media, after first gaining traction years ago. But it remains thin on details now, as… Read more »

Kenya: No, Viral Photo Doesn't Show Mammoth Crowd Attending Anti-Government Rally in Kenya's Capital

IN SHORT: The photo of a crowd walking down a road was snapped in 2017, so it can't show people joining a protest organised by opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi in December… Read more »