Africa Check2d
No, ‘Detty December’ remittances in Nigeria did not equal 4% of the country’s GDP, as claimed by former governor
Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...
Africa Check6d
In Kenya in 2025, five disinformation trends are already unfolding
Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...
Africa Check3d
No, Nigeria state services department didn't announce that Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu escaped from detention
IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria’s Department of State Services announced that the Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu has escaped from its detention facility ...
Africa Check4d
Don’t be deceived, loan offers from ‘M-pesa Loan’ Facebook account are from known scammer
IN SHORT: Scammers sometimes operate multiple fake Facebook accounts to increase their chances of success. We expose another account using a different name but running the same fraudulent activities.
Africa Check4d
No, South Africa hasn’t barred white-owned farms from agricultural export permits – old claims still wrong
IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...
Africa Check4d
No, video doesn’t show popular Kenyan musician Akothee endorsing a treatment for joint pain. It’s a deepfake promoting a dubious product
IN SHORT: The video shows Akothee promoting a supposed joint pain remedy linked to a Kenyan doctor. But it is another deepfake video spreading health misinformation. A video circulating as an ...
Africa Check3d
Video of school child assaulted by teacher is from Nigeria, not South Africa
IN SHORT: A disturbing video of a teacher assaulting a young pupil in a classroom has been circulating on social media, with claims that the incident took place in South Africa. But it happened in ...
Africa Check4d
Kenyans beware, Facebook page ‘Watu Credit Motorbikes’ offering motorbikes on credit is run by known scammer
IN SHORT: This Facebook page in the name of Watu, a renowned asset finance company operating in Kenya, offers motorbikes at low prices. But it is run by a known scammer. A typical post from the page ...
Africa Check5d
No, US president Donald Trump didn’t deny Nigeria preacher William Kumuyi was invited to his inauguration
IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Donald Trump said popular Nigerian preacher William Kumuyi was not invited to his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. The ...
Africa Check4d
Video shows Nigeria supporting France's fight against Islamists in northern Mali in 2013, not the deployment of French troops to northern Nigeria
IN SHORT: Several social media users in Nigeria have posted a video showing French soldiers deployed to northern Nigeria. However, the video was posted in 2015 on YouTube and is not proof of French ...
Africa Check6d
Ignore fake job advert claiming Kenya’s electricity monopoly is hiring nationwide
IN SHORT: A viral advertisement claims that Kenya Power is recruiting for 241 positions nationwide. But it is fake. The state-owned company has disowned the ad and warned the public to be wary of ...
Africa Check5d
Nigeria's electoral commission debunks claim about destruction of uncollected voter cards
IN SHORT: Nigerian social media has been awash with claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission is threatening to destroy uncollected voter cards. But Inec says the message is false and ...