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EzekielProfile_False

A minimum of KSh1,500 for prayers? Don’t be conned by another Facebook page impersonating popular Kenyan pastor Ezekiel Odero

Airtel_False

Viral photos do not show Kenyan telco Airtel Kenya offices on fire

PillarKenya_False

concrete pillar

Photo does not show collapsing pillar on a Kenyan highway

NigeriaTeenager_PFalse

international programme

Tomisin Ogunnubi

Did a 16-year-old Nigerian girl beat 49,000 others to win U$1 billion for her app? No, viral story misleading

Tinubu16_False

nigeria election meta check

No, president-elect Bola Tinubu isn’t Nigeria’s 16th president

UgandaTweet_False

No, tweet saying Ugandan police will arrest women who turn down men and promote homosexuality is fake

Charcoal_PFalse

activated charcoal

Some claims about charcoal’s ‘super-benefits’ are dangerous

ConcretePillar_False

concrete pillar

No, this photo doesn’t show a crumbling bridge support in 2023 South Africa – it’s from an earthquake in Japan in 2004

False-PDP

#NigeriaDecides2023

Peoples Democratic Party

Christian Association of Nigeria

No, the Christian Association of Nigeria did not ask Kaduna state to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party

HIVMedication_False

No evidence that taking any medication 'including Panadol' before an HIV test will mask a positive status

SONA Cyril Ramaphosa

ESA ALEXANDER / POOL / AFP

Cyril Ramaphosa

Debating the state of the nation: South African MPs' claims about crime, education, service delivery and more scrutinised

We checked seven claims made during the 2023 state of the nation debates.

NigeriaBank_False

Guaranty Trust Bank

nigeria election meta check

No, banking exec didn’t say his bank gave Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu millions of new naira notes