A South African minister’s claim that the national airline spends just 2% on black-owned companies caused a stir. This report presents the facts. Researched by Africa Check
The hardest part of fact-checking is finding sources of reliable data. Search below for links to data sources we have used in our research.
In South Africa, fake news websites are mushrooming. How do you recognise a fake news story and what can you do to stop these websites? Anim van Wyk provides some tips.
In celebration of Africa Day, we answered 5 questions people frequently put to Google about the continent.
👥 #Uganda received more #refugees daily in 2016 than many European nations did the whole year. https://t.co/cEHOGfm…06:00, Wednesday 28 Jun
🌍 FYI: In total, Africa hosted 5,531,693 refugees. This was only surpassed by Asia, with 8,608,597. https://t.co/mwHuzpS…05:40, Wednesday 28 Jun
The African Fact-Checking Awards, now in their 4th edition, are the only awards on the continent set up to honour the best, non-partisan fact-checking journalism by working and student journalists on the continent.
Are 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states behind on pension payouts? 
WHO figure wrong: 11% of births in sub-Saharan Africa to teen mothers – not 50% 
WHO figure wrong: 11% of births in sub-Saharan Africa to teen mothers – not 50% 
Are fewer than 6,000 babies born HIV+ every year in SA, as Zuma said? 
Nigeria’s Democracy Day speech: Fact-checking sovereign savings, rice imports & infrastructure spend