Spotchecks

Access to electricity higher than 36% in 1994, despite claims by South Africa’s ruling party

Less than 12 million South Africans on social grants, not 18 million as often claimed

No evidence for Kogi governor hopeful’s claim that state has Nigeria’s largest uranium deposits

No, president Bola Tinubu didn’t inherit Nigeria’s highest inflation rate in 20 years

Old claims about rape in South Africa still being shared online

Still no evidence for ghost stat about schoolchildren’s access to menstrual products in South Africa

Are there 15 million undocumented immigrants living in South Africa? No, another ActionSA party member repeats old, incorrect claim

Did Nigeria jump 40 places in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing’ business ranking under president Muhammadu Buhari, as his supporters claim?

Gauteng’s water use above world average? Minister rehashes flawed statistics about South Africa’s most populous province

Still no UN recommended police-to-population ratio – ghost statistic cited again

#NigeriaDecides 2023: Buhari aide Ajuri Ngelale makes false claims about disputed election in CNN interview

Examining popular website Legit.ng’s claims about MTN Nigeria’s ‘historic’ N2 trillion revenue