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

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 ...

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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 ...

Under the guise of tetanus vaccination, the Unicef and World Health Organisation is supposedly conducting a “mass sterilisation exercise” in Kenya. Or so a French content aggregator of health ...

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 ...

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