Has South Africa seen a 117% rise in the murder of women since 2015, as news reports have claimed? We traced the shocking figure to a data error. Researched by Gopolang Makou
They promised big changes. Have they carried them out? The African Election Promise Tracker shows progress made to date.
This year’s International Fact-Checking Network conference, held in Rome in late June, explored trends in misinformation, perception, technology and fakery in media and public debate across the world.
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#Nigerian labour force data confirms that more than 10 million people defined as ‘youth’ are unemployed. This clai… https://t.co/FY5yVwm…12:59, Monday 20 Aug
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Budget cuts hit Kenya’s judiciary – but there’s no ‘global funding target’ 
Nigerian joblessness at all-time high? Checking a politician’s claims 
Does one SA doctor treat 4,000 patients in public care, but fewer than 300 privately? 
Do 10 Nigerians die from cancer every hour? 
Buhari’s 2018 Democracy Day speech: 7 main claims under scrutiny 
Does SA invest three times more in education than Kenya?