Mary Alexander

The wealthy Asian country of Japan has banned mRNA Covid vaccines after they were linked to “sudden soaring deaths”. That’s the claim circulating on social media in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and elsewhere since late March 2024. It reads: Japan has just banned Covid mRNA shots … an...

A photo of an open-air toilet on the side of the road is doing the rounds on social media. Many users claim that it’s the work of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC). The toilet has no walls, roof or door. The photo shows a woman standing and looking at it. A common ca...

“Happening: Africa invades Haiti.” That’s the breathless text added to what seems to be a screenshot of an X post (formerly Twitter) by CNN, the US-based global news network, circulating on social media. The post is dated 12 March 2024 and uses the @CNN handle. It reads: “Kenyan presen...

Warning: The video fact-checked in this report shows violence against children. Distressing footage of armed men forcing terrified schoolchildren to strip naked has been circulating on social media since late March 2024, with the claim it was shot in Nigeria. The clip seems to have been filmed...