GUIDE: Vetting claims about legislation in South Africa
New laws are often the target of misinformation because of their political and economic impact. Here are tips to avoid these false claims.
Exposing health myths: How sneaky science misled the public in 2023
Science isn't flashy. It's notoriously boring, uncertain and unsexy. And there's a risk to health and life if we aren’t more questioning.
‘This is actually happening, it’s a scam’: a handy guide to predatory conferences
Not all conferences are created equal, as one South African academic recently discovered, sharing her experience with Africa Check.
We fact-checked Kenyan president William Ruto's fervent defence of his record — did his talking points add up?
During a busy week in December 2023, Ruto made several claims about his 15 months in office. We took a closer look at them.
FACTSHEET: Tracking the health of Nigerians over the past five years
In 2018, we produced a factsheet tracking key health indicators in Nigeria over the course of a decade. What does the latest data tell us?
ANALYSIS: Unverifiable? M-Pesa, Kenya’s famous mobile money innovation has a beautiful story, but some claims are fuzzy
What could possibly be difficult about verifying simple claims about the economic impact of M-Pesa, a pioneering Kenyan innovation?
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