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.
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PRESS RELEASE: 2023 African Fact-Checking Awards now open for entries
Entries for the 2023 awards are now open to journalists, journalism students, and professional fact-checkers.
‘Who are you working for?’ What I learned in my first year as a fact-checker in Kenya
Tess Wandia joined Africa Check as a senior researcher in January 2022. Here’s what she learned – spoiler alert, it was no walk in the park....
The fact-checker’s guide to great holiday reads
Here’s how to make better sense of the world, on the beach. We share our top picks of books and podcasts.
A cover girl? Not so fast. How a fact-checker almost got scammed and how you can avoid a similar fate
So what happened to me, how did I figure it out, and what are the warning signs that you can look out for?
Getting fact-checkers' methods into the curriculum: the six Cs of misinformation literacy
A new study argues for an expanded definition of media literacy.
How the Africa Facts network is growing fact-checking on the continent
Twenty African fact-checking organisations are working together to share their experiences and collaborate to fight the spread of false info
Why good statistics are so important for fact checkers
Andrew Dudfield, Head of Product at Full Fact, presents the high-level insights following interviews with fact checkers around the world abo...
Fighting the Covid-19 infodemic – five strategies for African fact-checkers
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, still taking lives and livelihoods across the world. Recovery from the crisis has been slowed by a g...