ANC Youth League promotes debunked steam and pH ‘cures’ for Covid-19
The African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane, South Africa, came under fire for sharing false Covid-19 remedies. We checked.
Fighting the Covid-19 infodemic – five strategies for African fact-checkers
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, still taking lives and livelihoods across the world. Recovery from the crisis has been slowed by a g...
BLOG: What we learned from fact-checking the Covid-19 infodemic on WhatsApp in Kenya
With movement restrictions in place due to Covid-19, unverified information still found a way of travelling, whether among family, colleague...
Fact-checked: Kenya president’s 2020 state of the nation address
Kenya’s president reported on the state of the nation, nearly one and a half years since the last such address. We fact-checked his claims.
Covid-19 and the economy: Kenya president’s maths doesn’t add up
President Uhuru Kenyatta made claims about the covid-19 positivity rate in August and September national speeches, his claims didn't add up.
HEPA filters capture virtually all viruses and bacteria from air, but don’t ‘eat any form of virus’ on planes
South African transport minister claimed that HEPA filters are capable of “eating any form of virus” including the novel coronavirus
Covid-19: Widely read newspaper incorrect that 2 in 5 Kenyans are obese
The Daily Nation highlighted the role of obesity on hospitalisations and deaths from the disease. We check if 2 in 5 Kenyans are obese.