AfricaCheck@10: Over coffee, the seed of an African fact-checking network
The idea was discussed in a Paris coffee shop. Ten years later, Africa Check has reached and succeeded those ambitions.
The idea was discussed in a Paris coffee shop. Ten years later, Africa Check has reached and succeeded those ambitions.
As the continent’s first independent fact-checking organisation marks its first decade, those who have been at the helm look back on the jou
A hate speech complaint lodged against Africa Check earlier this year was little more than an attempt to harass, intimidate and stifle debat...
The recent budget vote speech by South Africa's police minister, Nathi Mthethwa, left out the bad news and relied on questionable statistics...
Africa Check decided to have a little fun today, trawling newspapers and news websites for the best, and worst, April Fools' Day news storie
From the embattled streets of Ukraine or Egypt to the voter lines at elections in South Africa, fact-checking matters. Africa Check's direct...
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....
From two desks in a university department to four African country offices and a respected presence in a global network of fact-checkers, thi
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