IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim Putin has called Nigeria a “British branch in Africa”. But there is no evidence that Putin made such a statement and Russia and Nigeria have continued ...

IN SHORT: An image imitating the design of Kenya’s Standard newspaper front pages claims Rigathi Gachagua referred to Fred Matiang’i as a fool. But this, like the front page, has been fabricated.

IN SHORT: An image of politician Kenny Kunene appearing to take an oath is circulating on social media in South Africa. In it, a large tattoo of the number 26 is visible on his arm. The image is being ...

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.

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

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

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 ...

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: 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 ...

We don’t have a state, we don’t have a government. We’re run by cartels and thugs,” says South African politician Fikile Mbalula in a ...

As a woman you need to clean your womb with this natural remedy” reads a Facebook post that claims that issues such as period ...