#ManifestoCheck: Verifying 9 claims from the Democratic Alliance’s ‘Rescue Plan for South Africa’
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As part of the work of a South African election coalition, Africa Check is currently offering a series of fact-checking and verification workshops for ... Show more
[ELECTION HUB] 🤔 Confused by conflicting election narratives as South Africa gears up to vote in May 2024? You're not alone! Our Election Information Hub is ... Show more
Right of reply: South Africa’s Minister of Human Settlements responds to Africa Check’s commentary on housing numbers
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Code of principles: This code of principles is the result of broad consultations between Africa Check and other non-partisan fact-checkers from around the world.
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[ELECTION HUB] 🤔 Confused by conflicting election narratives as South Africa gears up to vote in May 2024? You're not alone! Our Election Information Hub is ... Show more
Is it true that if you don’t vote in South Africa’s upcoming national elections, your vote will automatically go to the ruling MyANC? Africa Check’s deputy ... Show more
Misleading to claim eight South African opposition parties ‘stand with Israel’: A
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COMMENT: How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
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Fact-checking Nigeria's health ministry's claim of progress on female genital mutilation
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Understanding sex and gender dynamics in Africa is crucial to addressing inequalities and promoting equality. This week, we focus on two key facts about sex ...
Unicef Kenya head tabled stats on child poverty, health and the economy - but do her figures add up?
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Fact-checking EFF party leader Julius Malema's manifesto launch speech: 'Nothing has changed since 1994'
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Fact-checking Nigerian minister's claims about health spending and vaccine effectiveness
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🌸 Happy International Women's Day! 🌸 Today, we celebrate the incredible women who contribute their passion, expertise, and dedication to making a positive ... Show more
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
- International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.
- Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.
- Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.
- Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
Africa Check hosted a two-day fact-checking Training-of-Trainers workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa at the end of January 2024 ... Show more
It’s not true that if you don’t vote in South Africa’s elections, your vote automatically goes to the ruling party – only valid votes are counted
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Our researcher Keegan Leech sits down with Newzroom Afrika to talk about Africa Check, South African media and the election fact-checking coalition ... Show more
‘Our land and jobs now. Stop load shedding!’: Fact-checking four big claims in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ 2024 election manifesto
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Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Eminem video endorsing South African opposition party EFF and bashing the ruling ANC is a deepfake
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No, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu didn’t say he would ‘recolonise’ Africa after he ‘finished Palestine’ – 2016 speech taken out of context
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‘This is no game’: Fact-checking Songezo Zibi’s Rise Mzansi election manifesto launch speech
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Nigerian diaspora group’s claims on jobs, inflation and national productivity don’t add up
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‘For the people, by the people’: Fact-checking 7 claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto
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No, video shows May Day rally in Dominican Republic – not supporters of South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party
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‘Democracy’s child’: fact-checking South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2024 state of the nation address
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Promises, promises: Following up on Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2023 state of the nation pledges
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Promises, promises at SONA - Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa: Thabo Shole-Mashao speaks to Cayley Clifford, Deputy Chief Editor at Africa Check to speak about the ...
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📢 As President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his state of the nation address, Africa Check will be hard at work fact-checking his claims ... Show more
Bad maths, flawed sources and false claims: Kenya’s education minister, others get key education statistics wrong
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PRESS RELEASE: Africa Check, South African media and Google create election fact-checking coalition
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World Interfaith Harmony Week, is an annual event observed during the first week of February. The UN General Assembly established World Interfaith Harmony Week ... Show more
Are Nigerians buying the 22nd cheapest petrol in the world? Experts say this is a flawed and misleading comparison
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Is naturotherapy the answer to burns, breast cancer and depression? Barbara O’Neil’s advice continues to be popular online despite the Australian naturopath ... Show more
Ignore Facebook post claiming alligator pepper and bitter kola mixture can treat malaria, typhoid and ‘stubborn infections’. See a doctor instead
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Ruto under pressure? Verifying eight claims on Kenya’s economy and its population
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Nigeria’s youth unemployment rate at 53.4%? Cryptocurrency firm goes wrong: According to Pioneers, one in two Nigerian youths is unemployed. But the company ...
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Fact-checking the ANC’s January 8th claims about progress – and what the party said in response
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