Raising informed media consumers starts at school
Africa Check has created fact-checking resources for teachers that directly target harmful information.
Media literacy helps voters make informed choices during elections
Africa Check is working to help Africans critically interrogate the information they engage with.
Expanding our Know the Facts Get the Vax campaign to five more African countries
Media literacy programmes show great promise as an effective way to fight misinformation – before it spreads.
Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news - here’s what’s needed
Online platforms are replete with examples of false information – from WhatsApp messages punting some miraculous cure for COVID, to social m...
Africa Check mentors the future of fact-checking
Africa Check’s four-year partnership with the UN Democracy Fund aims to help the public be more critical of information.
UNDEF-funded project teaches tricks of the fact-checking trade
In March 2021 Africa Check and the UNDEF launched a project to strengthen evidence-based decision-making by increasing accurate information.
Harnessing the power of radio in Africa to fight Covid-19 misinformation
To curb Covid-19 vaccine misinformation in Nigeria and Senegal, Africa Check has launched innovative local language radio shows.
Three lessons from fighting Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on community radio stations in Kenya
In 2021, Africa Check has been busy working with less connected communities. Here’s what we learnt.