Africa Check1d
PRESS RELEASE: Nigeria fact-checkers' coalition sets up Situation Rooms to fight false news in Edo election
Launched in June 2022, the fact-checking coalition includes among others Africa Check, FactCheckHub and Dubawa.
Africa Check3d
Video of two burning cars in Nigeria’s Anambra state is from 2021, not 2024 police escort attack as claimed on social media
IN SHORT: A video showing two cars burning in the middle of the road is circulating on social media in Nigeria. Users claim it shows an attack on a police escort in September 2024. But the video is ...
Africa Check3d
No, ‘Indian remedy’ won’t reverse high blood pressure – see a doctor instead
IN SHORT: Some posts on Facebook are promoting what they call an “Indian remedy”, claiming it can reverse high blood pressure. But don't trust them – talk to your doctor instead. Several Facebook ...
Africa Check3d
Des militaires nigérians collaborant avec des présumés terroristes peulhs ? Faites attention à cette publication
EN BREF - Une partie de cette vidéo montre un reportage réalisé en 2023 au sujet de négociations entre présumés terroristes et des populations civiles au Nigéria. La vidéo, qui dure 105 secondes, ...
Africa Check3d
NCBA Bank Uganda warns against fake job ads on social media
IN SHORT: A job advertisement circulating on Facebook claims that NCBA Bank of Uganda is recruiting for several positions. However, the bank has confirmed via its Facebook and X accounts that the ...
Africa Check3d
Ignore fabricated document claiming that bandits and ‘media promoters’ will be compensated by Nigeria’s Zamfara state government
IN SHORT: A document shared on social media claims that Sahara Reporters has reported that the Zamfara state government intends to compensate bandits and "media promoters" to address insecurity. Both ...
Africa Check3d
Fake quote falsely attributes stereotypical comments about controversial Kenyan market transfer to MP Kimani Ichung'wa
IN SHORT: A graphic quoting Kenyan MP Kimani Ichung'wa on the relocation of the flashpoint Marikiti market has been circulating, suggesting that he dismissed concerns about the move. But the evidence ...
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Nigerians beware, Lagos state employment fund not offering free training as claimed online
IN SHORT: The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund provides loans and grants to businesses in the state, the country's economic hub. But it has denied offering a free three-month training course with ...
Africa Check3d
Cette image a bien été prise au Nigéria mais elle ne montre pas les inondations survenues en août 2024 dans le pays
EN BREF - L’image en question est hors contexte. Elle a été prise en septembre 2022 lors des inondations meurtrières au Nigéria. En août 2024, le Nigéria a été frappé par des pluies diluviennes qui ...
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Cette vidéo ne montre pas une bagarre entre députés du Parlement rwandais
EN BREF - Cette vidéo a été filmée le 3 septembre 2024 au Parlement de la République autoproclamée du Somaliland. Elle montre une bagarre qui a éclaté entre représentants lors d’une session portant ...
Africa Check4d
No, Nigeria’s supreme court did not disqualify PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo on eve of 2024 Edo state election
IN SHORT: A claim went viral on social media that Nigeria’s supreme court disqualified the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, on the eve of the election. This is false.
Africa Check4d
The Labour Party candidate for governor of Nigeria's Edo state, Olumide Akpata, didn't quit race
IN SHORT: Online claims that Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party's candidate in the Edo governorship election, withdrew from the race in favour of the opposition on the eve of the election are false. The ...