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: Two viral images appear to show the Standard newspaper calling former deputy presidents Rigathi Gachagua and Kalonzo Musyoka a “deadly infection” and an “evil opposition”. However, the ...

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.

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

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 message circulating on social media in South Africa claims that Eskom is offering learnerships and training programmes, and urges users to apply via the provided link. However, the power ...

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 ...