Africa Check publishes independent fact-checking research and evaluations to increase the understanding of the impact of fact-checking, promote fact-checking research in Africa, and develop evidence-based approaches in the field.
Evaluations
Since 2016, we’ve commissioned the following independent evaluations:
Fostering the practice of fact-checking in Africa: An evaluation of the Africa Facts network
Researcher
Charlotte Xiaou Wu
Country
Africa
Date of publication
May 2021
"After the fact”: A qualitative evaluation of Africa Check
Researcher
Alan Finlay
Country
South Africa
Date of publication
January 2016
From reducing fake news to validating the facts: A triangulated evaluation of the awareness and impact of Africa Check’s work in Nigeria
Researcher
Dr Theresa Amobi
Country
Nigeria
Date of publication
January 2019
Research briefs
An overview of research papers we have commissioned.
An assessment of media literacy and fact-checking training needs in South African schools and universities
Researcher
Prof. Herman Wasserman and Dr Dani Madrid-Morales
Country
South Africa
Date of publication
March 2022
Tackling misinformation on WhatsApp in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal & South Africa: Effective strategies in a time of Covid-19
Researcher
Africa Check and the Africa Centre for Evidence
Date of publication
December 2021
Public engagement with politics, information and news in Nigeria
Researcher
Natalie Tannous, Peter Belesiotis, Natalie Tchakarian & Ruth Stewart
Country
Nigeria
Date of publication
November 2019
Health misinformation reports
A quarterly collection of potentially harmful heath claims that circulated on various platforms in Nigeria.
Monitoring health misinformation in Nigeria: A collection of potentially harmful claims from August to December 2020
Researcher
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos led by Dr Theresa Amobi
Country
Nigeria
Date of publication
December 2020
Monitoring health misinformation in Nigeria: A collection of potentially harmful claims from May to July 2020
Researcher
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos led by Dr Theresa Amobi
Date of publication
August 2020
Monitoring health misinformation in Nigeria: A collection of potentially harmful claims from Jan to April 2020
Researcher
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos led by Dr Theresa Amobi
Date of publication
May 2020
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