Africa Check7d
‘Navigating rapid change’: verifying South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 state of the nation address
The annual address was set against a backdrop of choppy regional and global waters. How did Ramaphosa fare with his facts?
Africa Check13d
Ignore fake ‘Nation Africa’ graphic claiming Bill Gates demanded refund from Kenyan president
Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A ...
Africa Check3d
No, dried pawpaw seeds won't cure fibroids. Be wary of this home remedy
IN SHORT: A widely viewed reel on Facebook claims that drinking the dried seeds of the pawpaw fruit, also called papaya, can cure fibroids. But experts warn that such home remedies could be dangerous.
Africa Check3d
Drug dealers aren’t trying to lure kids with ‘strawberry meth’ – old hoax resurfaces
IN SHORT: An old viral message has again been scaring parents on social media, with posts warning about a “type of crystal meth” called “strawberry quick”. Fact-checking organisations have been ...
Africa Check3d
US has not stopped issuing visas to Nigeria, ignore manipulated video of Trump
IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders since he resumed office in January 2025. But a video of him on a podium, apparently saying the US would no longer issue visas to ...
Africa Check8d
Nigerians, beware of Facebook pages posing as United Bank for Africa and offering non-existent loans
IN SHORT: Nigerians be warned, these Facebook pages claim to offer quick loans, but they’re out to scam you. They use United Bank for Africa’s name to get your banking details, including your bank ...
Africa Check3d
No, graphic quoting Kenya’s ruling party chair Cecil Mbarire, castigating the deputy president Kithure Kindiki, is fabricated
IN SHORT: After reports that Kenyan deputy president Kithure Kindiki criticized ruling party chair Cecil Mbarire for not protecting president William Ruto from being heckled, a graphic quoting Mbarire ...
Africa Check7d
Nigerians, if you forget your national identification number, you can get it back without outside help
IN SHORT: Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission says you can retrieve your national identification number using your registered phone line. Don’t share the number with unauthorised people, ...
Africa Check7d
No, 100% of South Africa’s HIV/Aids funding does not come from the United States – mostly funded by the South African government
IN SHORT: A since-deleted tweet by a South African podcaster has popularised the false claim that all antiretroviral medications administered in South Africa were paid for by US aid. In fact, US aid ...
Africa Check7d
Kenyans beware, viral fake job ad exploits KCB Foundation’s philanthropic work and UN training agency’s name
IN SHORT: A job advert circulating online claims that the KCB Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of KCB Group, and the United Nations agency Unitar are recruiting across Kenya.
Africa Check9d
No, US president Trump has not targeted African leaders with order to sell their jets and deport their children
IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump has signed many executive orders since his inauguration. But there is no truth to the online claim that he ordered the sale of African leaders’ property and the ...