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Fact-checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’
Fact-checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’
Does being single kill faster than obesity? Can you sue over an opinion poll? Just how much does Nigeria owe China? Some claims push back at...
Africa Check’s deputy editor in Kenya conducted three training sessions and participated in eight panels on fact-checking across East Africa...
When false news spreads on Facebook, people and even countries can face real harm. The network’s new fact-checking programme now has Africa ...
While newsrooms do not have consensus on what exactly fact-checking journalism entails, they have no doubt it can increase accountability in
Relatively new to fact-checking, David Ajikobi joined 186 other delegates in Madrid, Spain, in early July for the fourth Global Fact summit....
From calculating the size of a stack of R200 notes to measuring water-flow and counting cattle, Africa Check certainly covers the gamut. Res...
Who checks the fact-checkers? Africa Check has signed up to the International Fact-Checking Network's code of principles. This enables you ...
It is nearly impossible to corroborate the accuracy of South Africa's national database on school infrastructure. The lack of accurate infor
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