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If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck … it might be someone impersonating a duck on Twitter. Here’s how to spot a tweeting imposte...
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck … it might be someone impersonating a duck on Twitter. Here’s how to spot a tweeting imposte...
A video of two small boys in a martial arts stance, tears running down their faces, has more than 10 million views on Twitter. We tracked it...
Fact-checkers need to move from ‘publish and pray’ to ‘publish and act’
As the world marks International Women’s Day, which this year is focused on pushing for better gender balance, we looked up some notable fac
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....
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