A claim is circulating on Facebook, saying that Namibia's new president has ordered the deportation of more than 500 US ...

A TikTok video shows the main entrance to Uganda’s parliament building, with the national anthem playing in the background. ...

A video shared on Kenyan social media in April 2025, where it has drawn tens of thousands of views, claims that former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has ...

Cancer is not trying to kill you. Cancer is trying to save your life,” a man claims in a reel circulating on Facebook. He ...

Entries for the 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards are now open to journalists, journalism students and professional ...

Stop wearing these smartwatches,” says a man in a video shared on Instagram and Facebook. “I’ve warned you about electromagnetic frequencies, radio ...

On 22 April 2025, Kenyan president William Ruto began a five-day state visit to China, shortly after finance minister John ...

The Global Corruption Barometer Africa survey has detailed public opinion data on citizens’ views on corruption and direct experiences of bribery in Africa. A 2022 Afrobarometer survey found that 73% ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook post falsely claims the Kenya Red Cross is on a mass recruitment drive. The post includes a link asking for personal information. However, it is not genuine, and the organisation ...

IN SHORT: Claims that a message about US president Donald Trump’s arrest will “attack your bank account” are false. Scammers cannot hack your bank account via a text message. But it’s still important ...

IN SHORT: A photo is circulating on Facebook with the claim it shows coffins of 674 Ugandan soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But that’s not true; it shows victims of the ...

IN SHORT: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has not extended its service year by three months, despite claims circulating in several social media posts across Nigeria. Nigeria’s National Youth ...