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Kenyan president William Ruto says he has ‘a story to tell’. Do the facts agree?

President William Ruto used his third state of the nation address to claim major progress in his first term. We dug into the ...
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Africa Check fellows graduate, bullish about future of fact-checking and media literacy in Africa in AI age

Fellows from Algeria, Lesotho, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda wrapped up a two-week programme aimed at boosting information ...
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Yes, mayoral candidate Helen Zille was correct about infrastructure spending in South Africa’s metros

Africa Check corrected its verdict that she was wrong to claim that Johannesburg spends less on maintenance than any other ...
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FACTSHEET: Nigeria rebases its economy again – here’s what sets it apart

We believe that everyone needs the facts. You can republish the text of this article free of charge, both online and in print. However, we ask that you pay attention to these simple guidelines. In a ...
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Do white farmers produce most of our key crops? Unpacking viral claims about South African agriculture

As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, online claims about their contribution to farming back home went viral. But much like the refugee narrative itself, any numbers ...
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‘Death, death, death’: setting the record straight on Trump’s South Africa farm murder spectacle

South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...
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No evidence that a mixture of turmeric and ginger will ‘reduce the growth of fibroids’ – visit doctor instead

IN SHORT: Social media posts claim that a mixture of turmeric and ginger can reduce the growth of fibroids. But this is false – there is no evidence that home remedies can shrink, or cure, fibroids.
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Ignore deepfake videos using African celebrities and doctors to promote non-existent joint pain cures

IN SHORT: Two videos circulating on Facebook falsely advertise “miracle” cures for joint pain. But they’re using deepfake technology to manipulate footage of well-known African-linked personalities ...
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No, South Africa hasn’t barred white-owned farms from agricultural export permits – old claims still wrong

IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...
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Video doesn't show South African women murdered in Nigeria, but vigilante attack in Uganda

IN SHORT: A disturbing video of two naked women being assaulted by a group of men has been circulated widely on social media, with the claim it shows South African women killed by Nigerian men. But ...