Fact-checked: Five claims from Kenyan president’s 2023 state of the nation address
We looked at some claims from William Ruto's second national address to a joint session of parliament.
Verifying Kenyan president Ruto’s claims on health insurance, teacher shortages and more
As his government enters its second year, president William Ruto is keen to show progress. This was evident in his recent speech.
Does Kenya have one of the highest suicide rates in Africa? What the data says
Kenya has many challenges when it comes to the quality of suicide data, including the lack of a suicide registry.
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Raising informed media consumers starts at school
Africa Check has created fact-checking resources for teachers that directly target harmful information.
#NigeriaDecides2023: 10 disinformation trends in election season
Africa’s most populous country holds general elections in February 2023. We've spotted 10 types of false information.
‘Careful saying that around her!’ Our researcher tells of her first year at Africa Check
South Africa-based Africa Check researcher Kirsten Cosser is more convinced of the value of fact-checking than ever.
Expanding our Know the Facts Get the Vax campaign to five more African countries
Media literacy programmes show great promise as an effective way to fight misinformation – before it spreads.
AfricaCheck@10: The challenges of working across Africa
Misinformation knows no borders and Africa Check often responds to similar false claims from country to country.
AfricaCheck@10: Current and past editors reflect on a steady mission, but with vastly expanded horizons
As the continent’s first independent fact-checking organisation marks its first decade, those who have been at the helm look back on the jou
How to read South Africa’s quarterly crime statistics after the Covid pandemic
SA’s latest quarterly crime statistics reveal where and how these crimes happen, but we must understand the data and trends in context.
#10YearsOfFacts: Ten lessons we’ve learned fact-checking elections in African countries
Africa Check’s editors in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa look back on a decade-long effort to improve voters’ decisions.
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Fact-checks by other African fact-checkers
These are selected fact-checks by members of the Africa Facts network of fact-checkers who are fighting the spread of false information across the continent.
Please note: While we do curate these third party fact-checking articles, Africa Check is not responsible for the content of external sites.
