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

DAKAR. Ariel Gbaguidi, a journalist from Benin’s La Nation, won the award for fact-check of the year by a working journalist at the African Fact-Checking Awards ceremony held in Senegal on 2 October ...

IN SHORT: Six Facebook pages are impersonating GTBank, a popular financial services provider in Nigeria, to offer users fake loans. But those looking for loans should apply via the bank’s official ...

IN SHORT: Just two days after Kenyan politician and presidential hopeful Fred Matiang’i attended a conference held by the country's former ruling party, a newspaper front page claimed he had fallen ...

IN SHORT: Multiple graphics circulating online quote Kenyan politicians as downplaying former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s political influence. However, they are all fake. Jubilee was the ...

DAKAR. Le journaliste béninois Ariel Gbaguidi (La Nation) a été lauréat de la catégorie « Vérification de faits de l'année par un journaliste en activité » lors de la cérémonie des Prix africains de ...

EN BREF : L’Elysée n’a pas été encerclée par les manifestants, cette information n’a aucune base factuelle. Quant à la vidéo, elle est un montage manipulé de plusieurs séquences distinctes. La voix ...

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 ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook page claiming to offer jobs at fast food chain KFC is a scam and not officially connected to the company. KFC recruits through an official website and does not ask applicants to ...

IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim that various health concerns are caused by “a dirty womb” and promote a natural remedy as a cure. But there is no evidence that home remedies are effective against ...

IN SHORT: A newspaper column circulating online in Kenya claims that four cabinet secretaries are orchestrating a movement to secure a second term for president William Ruto. It appears to be from the ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are promoting fake “Quickmart” websites and directing users to untrustworthy WhatsApp numbers with promises of jobs. But these are scams designed to harvest personal ...