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5 days ago · Did former governor Uduaghan ‘remarkably’ cut infant mortality in Nigeria’s Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims? Emmanuel Uduaghan's former commissioner for information made an eye-catching claim about Uduaghan's health achievements. 05 November 2024.
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A key goal for Africa Check is to foster and support a community of nonpartisan fact-checkers across the continent. We sort fact from fiction, every day. We identify important public statements, interrogate the best available evidence and publish fact-checking reports to guide public debate. You can read our reports, spot checks, factsheets and ...
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Oct 24, 2024 · Isaac Mwaura. Sylvanus Osoro. Indian billionaire Adani is eyeing Kenya’s main airport, and the govt is backing the deal. But are the official talking points factual? Gautam Adani wants to use his conglomerate to take over Kenya's main airport. We fact-check the Kenyan government's controversial proposal. 19 September 2024.
GUIDE: The five-step fact-check - Africa Check
Nov 16, 2015 · GUIDE: The five-step fact-check. Published on 16 November 2015. Click here to download the 5-step fact-check poster in PDF format to help your fact-checking efforts. Additional reading: How to fact-check. GUIDE: How to stop falling for fake news. 5 fact-checking tips for editors (Via Poynter)
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May 28, 2024 · FACTSHEET: Vaccination gaps to blame as Nigeria battles surge in diphtheria. The outbreak of the serious bacterial infection has gone from just over 100 cases in four states to more than 9,000 in 19 states in Nigeria. 18 October 2023. AFP.
Africa's first independent fact-checking organisation
Africa Check, the continent’s first independent non-profit fact-checking organisation, supported by philanthropic organisations and individual donors, was established in South Africa in 2012. This team has debunked inflammatory statements about the number of foreign nationals in the country and revealed errors in the national crime statistics.
LIVE GUIDE: All our coronavirus fact-checks in one place
Mar 16, 2020 · LIVE GUIDE: All our coronavirus fact-checks in one place. As the world battles to bring Covid-19 infections under control, more and more people are seeking information around the virus. The World Health Organization says that the pandemic has been accompanied by an "infodemic": "an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not ...
African Fact-Checking Awards - Africa Check
In 2024, the African Fact-Checking Awards received 241 entries from 29 African countries.. Fact-checks included investigations into scams, debunking AI-generated content, exposing images or videos used in false contexts as well claims made by individuals and government officials. The diversity of participants truly reflects the collaborative …
FACTSHEET: Understanding greenhouse gas emissions, and how …
Aug 2, 2021 · Africa is already bearing the brunt of climate change, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa told the region ’s heads of state and government in a June 2021 meeting. “Africa continues to be one of the most affected regions in the world and frequently experiences phenomena associated with global warming,” he said. These included droughts, floods, extreme heat and cyclones which have ...
How we fact-check - Africa Check
The process we follow is always the same. This ensures that our findings can be replicated and verified. Donate. 1. Select the claim to check. Our teams monitor statements made in the public domain and submissions from readers. We then assess the claim to …