IN SHORT: A viral image appears to show a New Vision newspaper page with a headline claiming that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, “plans to lose the election”. However, the page is fake ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims there is footage of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, falling to his death from a hotel in Paris, France. But the thumbnail of the supposed video is ...

IN SHORT: A statement supposedly from Kenyan politician Gideon Moi demanding that media house Standard Group stop criticising the government in its reporting is fake. “With the new understanding ...

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

IN SHORT: A photo of former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga on a hospital bed has gone viral on social media in October 2025, with users claiming he is critically ill. However, the photo is from ...

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.

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: 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 ...

IN SHORT: A newspaper column circulating online in Kenya claims that four cabinet secretaries are orchestrating a movement to secure a second term for president William Ruto. It appears to be from the ...

IN SHORT: A short video of Fikile Mbalula, a prominent South African politician, saying the country “doesn’t have a government” and is “run by cartels” has been circulating online. But the clip has ...