Kenyan first lady Rachel Ruto was misled – fertiliser is used in Uganda, ignore myth of ‘fertile soils’
Rachel Ruto claimed that soon there would be no need for fertiliser at all because of prayer. But this is not the case.
YOU ASKED: Has South Africa’s public works programme created 14 million jobs in 20 years?
With unemployment in South Africa at 32.1%, political parties have been keen to talk up their ability to create jobs ahead of elections.
Fact-checked: Six claims by Kenya’s deputy president on the cost of living
Rigathi Gachagua says that under president William Ruto fertiliser and flour prices have fallen. But do his figures add up?
PRESS RELEASE: 2024 African Fact-Checking Awards now open for entries
The African Fact-Checking Awards is the longest-running awards programme celebrating fact-checking journalism in the African media.
Life under the DA in the Western Cape: fact-checking South African opposition party’s claims about governance
The Democratic Alliance has been keen to highlight its track record in the Western Cape.
Promises kept and broken in the African National Congress’ election manifestos: 2019 vs 2024
South Africa’s ruling party made several commitments in its 2019 manifesto. How many were kept & how many made it back to the 2024 version?
State House ‘asking for a bigger budget than all of Kenya’s 47 counties’? Veteran politician Martha Karua’s numbers fall short
Is Kenya's president’s official residence demanding more than the country’s devolved units of government?
As Kenyan president Ruto racks up the air miles, we fact-checked his talking points on taxes and education funding
Ruto is set to visit the US, hot on the heels of trips to Ghana, Guinea and Japan. But do his repeated claims to foreign audiences add up?