There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our ...

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We ...

Zille clashed with radio host Anele Mdoda, making claims about water infrastructure. We tested them for accuracy.

DAKAR. Ariel Gbaguidi, a journalist from Benin’s La Nation, won the award for fact-check of the year by a working journalist ...

As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.

Africa’s most populous country holds elections – including for president – in February 2023. So far, we’ve spotted 10 types of false information in the campaigns. Published on 10 January 2023 ...

IN SHORT: According to several Facebook posts, the governor of Nigeria’s Abia state disparagingly compared the country’s economic hub of Lagos state to a village. But the claim is false. In this ...

Attacks on people living and working on farms and smallholdings in South Africa are a topic of emotive debate. The terms “farm attack” and “farm murders” are popularly used to refer to “certain crimes ...

30,000 children “trafficked” into the sex trade every year in South Africa; 30,000 children “currently” being prostituted in South Africa. Human trafficking is rife in South Africa, if recent press ...

‘Dangerous’. ‘Concerning’. These were some of the headlines splashed across recent South African media coverage of years-old research. But the reporting skipped key details. Whether you’re reading or ...

You can submit a claim here for an Africa Check fact-check. We can't promise to check every claim suggested, but do read all your suggestions. Have you seen or heard a dodgy claim by a public figure ...

South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. Politicians often bandy about claims about employment in an attempt to score political points. When the claims sound too good (or ...