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Tag: data

World Bank uses outdated stats as it announces $500m Nigeria education plan

Claims

Two claims about the state of education in Nigeria’s northern states.
Source: The World Bank (July 2020)

checked

Verdict

One incorrect, one unproven

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01:43 | 30 September 2020 (GMT)

  • adolescent girls
  • data
  • development
  • households
  • poverty
  • World Bank

Kenya’s ex-prime minister Odinga mangles his numbers on government revenue share in Nigeria

Claims

Three claims about how revenue is shared between Nigeria’s three levels of government.
Source: Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga (August 2020)

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Verdict

One correct, two incorrect

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10:49 | 23 September 2020 (GMT)

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Blog post: How we’re using artificial intelligence to scale up global fact-checking

Andrew Dudfield from UK fact-checking charity Full Fact explains how a team of fact-checking organisations is developing artificial intelligence tools to increase the speed and impact of fact-checking.

07:12 | 30 July 2020 (GMT)

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South Africa has more than 800 ICU beds – but exactly how many is unclear

Claim

South Africa has only 800 ICU beds in the whole country.
Source: WhatsApp message (2020)

incorrect

Verdict

The data is hard to come by, but there are far more than 800 ICU beds in the public and private health system.

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07:42 | 9 April 2020 (GMT)

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No evidence that 40% of medicines sold in Africa are fake

Claim

“40% of the medicines sold in Africa are fake.”
Source: A Twitter user (21 January 2020)

unproven

Verdict

This statistic is often attributed to the WHO. But the agency says while it did find that 42% of the medicines reported to it between 2013 and 2017 were fake, this data does not represent the situation in Africa.

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05:51 | 10 February 2020 (GMT)

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Blog post: ANALYSIS: Poor data on suicide leaves Kenya groping in the dark for answers

A pharmacist distributes free medicine to patients at a psychiatric centre in Nairobi's Kangemi area in this April 2007 photo. The centre was the first to offer free consultation and care to Kenyans with mental disorders. Photo: AFP/TONY KARUMBA

There are penalties in Kenyan law for attempting suicide, leading to low disclosure to authorities. But this is only one reason for the country’s acute lack of suicide data.

07:25 | 29 March 2019 (GMT)

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  • data
  • depression
  • Kenya
  • suicide
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Nairobi’s water supply: 2 claims about losses & high prices in slums evaluated

Is nearly half of capital city’s water lost and do inhabitants of slums pay much more for water than those in swanky apartments? We judged two of governor Mike Sonko’s claims about Nairobi’s water supply

10:19 | 12 February 2018 (GMT)

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  • poverty
  • water
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Do just 700,000 public workers gobble up half of Kenya’s taxes, as Ruto said?

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto pictured in October 2017 in his official residence in Karen, Nairobi. Photo: AFP/Simon Maina

Kenya’s civil servant pay levels continue to attract national debate. Is the situation as bad as the deputy president recently depicted?

12:49 | 13 December 2017 (GMT)

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  • economy
  • employment
  • government
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The presidential debate that wasn’t: Did Kenya’s Odinga get his facts straight?

A screengrab of National Super Alliance flagbearer Raila Odinga during the presidential debate of 24 July, 2017.

Despite being much-anticipated, Kenya’s presidential frontrunners kept the country guessing whether they would pitch for a debate broadcast live . We examined 3 claims by the main candidate who did.

11:14 | 28 July 2017 (GMT)

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Are 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states behind on pension payouts?

Retired civil servants protest against the non-payment of their pensions in Lagos in October 2012. Photo: AFP/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI

For decades, the plight of retired people in Nigeria has been dire. Pensioners have died while queueing for their cheques while many don’t receive them at all. Are most of Nigeria’s states presently indebted to retirees, as a union official said?

01:03 | 23 June 2017 (GMT)

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