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 ...

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 ...

IN SHORT: Social media posts claiming that soaking your hand in cold water for five minutes will make headaches “disappear” are circulating on Facebook. But what little research there is says this may ...

Data shows almost 9 million people were employed in 1994, but changes in survey methodology make comparisons with later figures difficult. Mbeki understated the number of people employed in South ...

IN SHORT: A video of former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dismissing rumours of his death has surfaced on social media. But Odinga has made no such remarks. The video combines original footage ...

IN SHORT: According to a viral graphic, an officer commanding a police station in Kenya impregnated two female officers under his command. But the image has been fabricated. Text on the image implies ...

IN SHORT: In September 2019, Nigerian police rescued over 300 people from a supposed Islamic school after its operators were accused of torture and abuse. Social media posts claiming the incident took ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on social media in South Africa claims that Eskom is offering learnerships and training programmes, and urges users to apply via the provided link. However, the power ...