Fact-checking research

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.

Since 2016, we’ve commissioned the following independent evaluations:

Africa Check, Chequeado and Full Fact draw on a year-long research project to help fact-checkers tackle misinformation more effectively. You can read more about the research programme here.

The research papers can be downloaded below:

A quarterly collection of potentially harmful heath claims that circulated on various platforms in Nigeria.