South Africa ‘beats climate goal’ through load shedding? Why this viral claim misleads
Posts claim that South Africa’s regular power cuts mean the country has now met its emissions reduction target. But the claim has problems.
Posts claim that South Africa’s regular power cuts mean the country has now met its emissions reduction target. But the claim has problems.
Ahead of the South African 2024 general elections, claims are being made about what opposition says is the poor state of the country.
In August, a spate of media reports brought bad news for Nigerians – that they now had the highest unemployment rate in the world.
A number of sceptical readers asked us to take a closer look at pronouncements made by the president at the ANC’s review of its manifesto.
We fact-checked three claims about South Africa's proposed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill that have some parents on edge.
Verifying intimate photos or videos of public figures is problematic for a number of reasons. Here’s why and what you can do instead.
In a newspaper report, the deputy governor of Lagos state makes claims about inflation in Senegal and Nigeria. We fact-checked them.
Despite the hype around artificial intelligence, the bigger threat in Africa remains “cheap fakes” and other forms of information deception.
Despite concerns about drug abuse and addiction in Liberia, there are no credible statistics on the extent of the problem in the country.
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