AfricaCheck@10: Fact-checking – a learning curve that just keeps rising
When I first proposed the idea of Africa Check, I was told it would be a fool’s errand to set up a fact-checking operation on the continent....
When I first proposed the idea of Africa Check, I was told it would be a fool’s errand to set up a fact-checking operation on the continent....
The idea was discussed in a Paris coffee shop. Ten years later, Africa Check has reached and succeeded those ambitions.
Every year we look into dozens of claims that affect the public debate. We rounded up 10 that touched on Africa’s largest economy.
What fact-checking format helps people best understand a topic? How do politicians respond to fact-checking? How can we reach even more audi...
Fact-checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’
As Africa Check founder Peter Cunliffe-Jones steps down as executive director, he reflects on how the misinformation landscape has changed i...
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...
A prominent South African economist says the country is not actually in recession, but his argument has few takers.
Income inequality in Africa is wide and persistent, particularly in South Africa. Will the country’s proposed national minimum wage lessen
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