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.
Getting fact-checkers' methods into the curriculum: the six Cs of misinformation literacy
A new study argues for an expanded definition of media literacy.
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...