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Misinformation spreads fast and causes real harm. 🚨
Africa Check works every day to stop it, fact-checking those in power, scams and false health cures. But we can’t do it without you.
💡 Help us keep going: africacheck.org/donate
Africa Check works every day to stop it, fact-checking those in power, scams and false health cures. But we can’t do it without you.
💡 Help us keep going: africacheck.org/donate
Behind the Facts dives into the world of fact-checkers working against waves of misinformation.
Across 6 episodes, we chatted to teams who use AI tools, community school clubs, radio dramas and deep investigative work to protect truth under real pressure.
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Across 6 episodes, we chatted to teams who use AI tools, community school clubs, radio dramas and deep investigative work to protect truth under real pressure.
👉 africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Behind the Facts dives into the world of fact-checkers working against waves of misinformation.
Across 6 episodes, we chatted to teams who use AI tools, community school clubs, radio dramas and deep investigative work to protect truth under real pressure.
👉 africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
Across 6 episodes, we chatted to teams who use AI tools, community school clubs, radio dramas and deep investigative work to protect truth under real pressure.
👉 africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
📚☕ Chill time = reading & podcasts!
Our researchers share their top books and audio picks to keep your curiosity fuelled as you relax: africacheck.info/holiday_reads
Our researchers share their top books and audio picks to keep your curiosity fuelled as you relax: africacheck.info/holiday_reads
The fact-checker’s guide to great holiday reads
Here’s how to make better sense of the world, on the beach. We share our top picks of books and podcasts.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
📚☕ Chill time = reading & podcasts!
Our researchers share their top books and audio picks to keep your curiosity fuelled as you relax: africacheck.info/holiday_reads
Our researchers share their top books and audio picks to keep your curiosity fuelled as you relax: africacheck.info/holiday_reads
🎄💬 Family dinners this December: the perfect place for fact-checkers to shine … or quietly roll their eyes. Want to keep the peace AND bust misinformation? Our guide has our top tips for navigating holiday debates without starting a family feud. africacheck.org/fact-checks/...
The fact-checker’s guide to family gatherings
Holidays mean rest, good food… and heated debates with family members. How do you set the facts straight and still keep your cool? Here are three tips.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
🎄💬 Family dinners this December: the perfect place for fact-checkers to shine … or quietly roll their eyes. Want to keep the peace AND bust misinformation? Our guide has our top tips for navigating holiday debates without starting a family feud. africacheck.org/fact-checks/...
This time of year, we think about the people who matter most – our families, our neighbours and our communities. 💛
Misinformation puts all of them at risk. But with your support, we can push back.
🎁 Give the gift of truth this holiday season: africacheck.org/donate
Misinformation puts all of them at risk. But with your support, we can push back.
🎁 Give the gift of truth this holiday season: africacheck.org/donate
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This time of year, we think about the people who matter most – our families, our neighbours and our communities. 💛
Misinformation puts all of them at risk. But with your support, we can push back.
🎁 Give the gift of truth this holiday season: africacheck.org/donate
Misinformation puts all of them at risk. But with your support, we can push back.
🎁 Give the gift of truth this holiday season: africacheck.org/donate
6 episodes.
6 challenges.
One message: truth doesn’t defend itself – we do.
🎧 Our “Behind the Facts” 2025 wrap-up episode is out now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
#BehindTheFacts #FactChecking #TruthMatters
6 challenges.
One message: truth doesn’t defend itself – we do.
🎧 Our “Behind the Facts” 2025 wrap-up episode is out now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
#BehindTheFacts #FactChecking #TruthMatters
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
6 episodes.
6 challenges.
One message: truth doesn’t defend itself – we do.
🎧 Our “Behind the Facts” 2025 wrap-up episode is out now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
#BehindTheFacts #FactChecking #TruthMatters
6 challenges.
One message: truth doesn’t defend itself – we do.
🎧 Our “Behind the Facts” 2025 wrap-up episode is out now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
#BehindTheFacts #FactChecking #TruthMatters
As we get closer to the end of 2025, and the beginning of 2026, online users might find themselves looking for online learnerships or jobs.
But it's important to be careful of what's online. Follow our tips so you don’t get caught out.
But it's important to be careful of what's online. Follow our tips so you don’t get caught out.
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
As we get closer to the end of 2025, and the beginning of 2026, online users might find themselves looking for online learnerships or jobs.
But it's important to be careful of what's online. Follow our tips so you don’t get caught out.
But it's important to be careful of what's online. Follow our tips so you don’t get caught out.
Claims circulating on social media suggest high blood pressure can be treated with a simple concoction of red onions and spices. But there is no evidence for this and untreated hypertension can be dangerous. africacheck.info/hypertension...
No evidence mixture of onion, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon can cure hypertension – seek verified health advice instead
According to a claim posted on a Facebook page with over 1.5 million followers, people can reduce their high blood pressure “within 30 minutes” by drin...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Claims circulating on social media suggest high blood pressure can be treated with a simple concoction of red onions and spices. But there is no evidence for this and untreated hypertension can be dangerous. africacheck.info/hypertension...
🎙️ In 2025, “Behind the Facts” went where misinformation hits hardest — shrinking funding, manipulative algorithms and attacks on trust, from social media feeds to conflict zones.
What we learned? Resilience, innovation and collaboration still win. africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
What we learned? Resilience, innovation and collaboration still win. africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
December 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🎙️ In 2025, “Behind the Facts” went where misinformation hits hardest — shrinking funding, manipulative algorithms and attacks on trust, from social media feeds to conflict zones.
What we learned? Resilience, innovation and collaboration still win. africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
What we learned? Resilience, innovation and collaboration still win. africacheck.info/behind_the_f...
🌍 In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
🎧 Listen now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
🎧 Listen now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌍 In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
🎧 Listen now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
🎧 Listen now: africacheck.info/m/behind-the...
🌍 18 December marks International Migrants Day, which raises awareness about the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around the world and highlights the increasingly complex environment of migration.
🔍 Explore key facts with Africa Check’s Info Finder: africacheck.org/infofinder
🔍 Explore key facts with Africa Check’s Info Finder: africacheck.org/infofinder
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌍 18 December marks International Migrants Day, which raises awareness about the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around the world and highlights the increasingly complex environment of migration.
🔍 Explore key facts with Africa Check’s Info Finder: africacheck.org/infofinder
🔍 Explore key facts with Africa Check’s Info Finder: africacheck.org/infofinder
Just because a health claim mentions “research” doesn’t mean it’s proven. Many popular remedies start with lab studies — testing on cells or animals — but never make it to safe, effective medicines for humans.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just because a health claim mentions “research” doesn’t mean it’s proven. Many popular remedies start with lab studies — testing on cells or animals — but never make it to safe, effective medicines for humans.
Africa Check’s Alphonce Shiundu joined a panel on “Systemic Distortion and Fragility” to unpack Kenya’s evolving digital information landscape, hosted by @BarazLAB and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Africa Check’s Alphonce Shiundu joined a panel on “Systemic Distortion and Fragility” to unpack Kenya’s evolving digital information landscape, hosted by @BarazLAB and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
Misinformation spreads fast — and facts matter. Support Africa Check to help us investigate claims like these, hold public institutions accountable, and keep South Africans informed.
👉 africacheck.org/donate
👉 africacheck.org/donate
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Misinformation spreads fast — and facts matter. Support Africa Check to help us investigate claims like these, hold public institutions accountable, and keep South Africans informed.
👉 africacheck.org/donate
👉 africacheck.org/donate
🛣️ 1/ Claims that foreigners are taking billions from the Road Accident Fund don’t add up.
The widely repeated R18billion figure has no evidence — not from the fund itself or any other source. africacheck.info/raf_foreigners
The widely repeated R18billion figure has no evidence — not from the fund itself or any other source. africacheck.info/raf_foreigners
Are foreigners ‘bleeding’ South Africa’s Road Accident Fund ‘dry’? Numbers don’t back the claim
Various sources, including the agency’s representatives, have claimed R18 billion has been paid out to non-citizens.
africacheck.info
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🛣️ 1/ Claims that foreigners are taking billions from the Road Accident Fund don’t add up.
The widely repeated R18billion figure has no evidence — not from the fund itself or any other source. africacheck.info/raf_foreigners
The widely repeated R18billion figure has no evidence — not from the fund itself or any other source. africacheck.info/raf_foreigners
🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
🇸🇱 Political manoeuvring is intensifying in #SierraLeone ahead of the 2028 race to succeed president Julius Maada Bio, and a bold claim is circulating online: that the ruling SLPP and opposition APC have a deal to swap power every 10 years. africacheck.info/sierra_leone
#AfricaCheckFellowship: Sierra Leone’s ‘10-year power swap’ claim – fact or fiction ahead of 2028 election?
Does Sierra Leone really have a deal to switch power between its two main parties every decade? We looked into this claim.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🇸🇱 Political manoeuvring is intensifying in #SierraLeone ahead of the 2028 race to succeed president Julius Maada Bio, and a bold claim is circulating online: that the ruling SLPP and opposition APC have a deal to swap power every 10 years. africacheck.info/sierra_leone
Five presidential candidates, but not long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, took the stage ahead of #Uganda’s 15 January 2026 #elections.
We put their claims, which ranged from the familiar to the surprising, to the test. africacheck.info/uganda_decid... #UgandaDecides2026
We put their claims, which ranged from the familiar to the surprising, to the test. africacheck.info/uganda_decid... #UgandaDecides2026
#UgandaDecides2026: fact-checking claims from presidential debate
Five presidential candidates, but not long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, took the stage ahead of Uganda’s 15 January 2026 elections.
africacheck.info
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Five presidential candidates, but not long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, took the stage ahead of #Uganda’s 15 January 2026 #elections.
We put their claims, which ranged from the familiar to the surprising, to the test. africacheck.info/uganda_decid... #UgandaDecides2026
We put their claims, which ranged from the familiar to the surprising, to the test. africacheck.info/uganda_decid... #UgandaDecides2026
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA on Vuma FM! Missed researcher Philile Ntombela yesterday? Listen to get the facts on the week’s biggest claims:
🔸 Is Lesotho topping global suicide rankings?
🔸 Can the Mexican poppy cure cancer?
🔸 Are seniors facing new licence renewal rules?
africacheck.info/vumafm_08122...
🔸 Is Lesotho topping global suicide rankings?
🔸 Can the Mexican poppy cure cancer?
🔸 Are seniors facing new licence renewal rules?
africacheck.info/vumafm_08122...
AmaFacts ayaVUMA | Vuma FM 8 December 2025
A non-profit, non-partisan website fact-checking claims in public debate in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria & Senegal. Africa Check aims to use journalistic skills and crowd-sourced information to fact-c
africacheck.info
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA on Vuma FM! Missed researcher Philile Ntombela yesterday? Listen to get the facts on the week’s biggest claims:
🔸 Is Lesotho topping global suicide rankings?
🔸 Can the Mexican poppy cure cancer?
🔸 Are seniors facing new licence renewal rules?
africacheck.info/vumafm_08122...
🔸 Is Lesotho topping global suicide rankings?
🔸 Can the Mexican poppy cure cancer?
🔸 Are seniors facing new licence renewal rules?
africacheck.info/vumafm_08122...
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA on Vuma FM!
Tonight at 20h30, @africacheck.org’s Philile Ntombela looks at:
• Lesotho’s “highest suicide rate” claim
• The Mexican poppy “cancer cure”
• Fake licence renewal rules for seniors
📻 Tune into 103FM at 20h30 to stay ahead of misinformation.
Tonight at 20h30, @africacheck.org’s Philile Ntombela looks at:
• Lesotho’s “highest suicide rate” claim
• The Mexican poppy “cancer cure”
• Fake licence renewal rules for seniors
📻 Tune into 103FM at 20h30 to stay ahead of misinformation.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA on Vuma FM!
Tonight at 20h30, @africacheck.org’s Philile Ntombela looks at:
• Lesotho’s “highest suicide rate” claim
• The Mexican poppy “cancer cure”
• Fake licence renewal rules for seniors
📻 Tune into 103FM at 20h30 to stay ahead of misinformation.
Tonight at 20h30, @africacheck.org’s Philile Ntombela looks at:
• Lesotho’s “highest suicide rate” claim
• The Mexican poppy “cancer cure”
• Fake licence renewal rules for seniors
📻 Tune into 103FM at 20h30 to stay ahead of misinformation.
As Algeria rolls out national vaccination campaigns, false anti-vaccine rumours are spreading on Facebook – including a claim that diphtheria disease is “fabricated” and the effort to contain it has a hidden agenda. africacheck.info/diphtheria_a...
#AfricaCheckFellowship: As African countries battle old foe diphtheria, false anti-vaccine claims spread in Algeria
After decades in which diphtheria in Algeria had nearly disappeared, its return has prompted unfounded allegations. We took a look.
africacheck.info
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
As Algeria rolls out national vaccination campaigns, false anti-vaccine rumours are spreading on Facebook – including a claim that diphtheria disease is “fabricated” and the effort to contain it has a hidden agenda. africacheck.info/diphtheria_a...
🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
🌍 The 9th of December marks International Anti-Corruption Day, which focuses on raising awareness about corruption and confronting the challenges, tragedies, inequalities and injustices tied to corruption.
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🌍 The 9th of December marks International Anti-Corruption Day, which focuses on raising awareness about corruption and confronting the challenges, tragedies, inequalities and injustices tied to corruption.
#Lesotho is often said to top suicide-rate rankings. But @who.int, which is consistently cited as the source of this claim, warns that the estimates are uncertain and not meant for country comparisons. africacheck.info/lesotho_suic...
#AfricaCheckFellowship: Does Lesotho really have the ‘highest suicide rate in the world’? Only if you rely on ranking data the WHO warns against
Lesotho is often said to top suicide-rate rankings. But the World Health Organization warns that the estimates are uncertain.
africacheck.info
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#Lesotho is often said to top suicide-rate rankings. But @who.int, which is consistently cited as the source of this claim, warns that the estimates are uncertain and not meant for country comparisons. africacheck.info/lesotho_suic...
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA is live on Vuma FM 103FM!
Catch Africa Check’s Philile Ntombela every Monday at 20h30 as she breaks down the week’s biggest misleading claims: africacheck.info/amafacts_171...
Catch Africa Check’s Philile Ntombela every Monday at 20h30 as she breaks down the week’s biggest misleading claims: africacheck.info/amafacts_171...
AmaFacts ayaVUMA | Vuma FM `17 November 2025
A non-profit, non-partisan website fact-checking claims in public debate in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria & Senegal. Africa Check aims to use journalistic skills and crowd-sourced information to fact-c
africacheck.info
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🔎 AmaFacts ayaVUMA is live on Vuma FM 103FM!
Catch Africa Check’s Philile Ntombela every Monday at 20h30 as she breaks down the week’s biggest misleading claims: africacheck.info/amafacts_171...
Catch Africa Check’s Philile Ntombela every Monday at 20h30 as she breaks down the week’s biggest misleading claims: africacheck.info/amafacts_171...
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1/ 🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
1/ 🌍 What if the biggest story about climate change in Africa is the one we’re not telling?
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.
In this episode of #BehindTheFacts, we speak to Lanre Olagunju of CheckClimate Africa about how African fact-checkers are shaping the climate conversation — and busting myths that distort it.