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.
#EndSARS protests: Comparing Nigeria’s health and education spending to cost of lawmaker upkeep
A graphic circulating compared the national budget for healthcare and education to the cost of maintaining the national assembly.
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.
As Nigeria turns to gold mining, researcher correct about high levels of child lead poisoning
Highlighting the impact of gold mining, a researcher claimed that some villages in Zamfara had recorded lead poisoning among children
Fact-checking South Africa’s health minister on the country’s ‘relationship with alcohol’
South African drinkers don’t consume more per person on average than anywhere else in Africa.
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