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:
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.
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
Public engagement with politics, information and news in South Africa
Researcher
Natalie Tannous, Peter Belesiotis, Natalie Tchakarian & Ruth Stewart
Country
South Africa
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 Oct to Dec 2019
Researcher
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos led by Dr Theresa Amobi
Date of publication
January 2020
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