For a week, Africa Check, the continent’s leading organisation in information integrity and resilience, strengthened Kenya’s media, research ...
South Sudanese who sank their hard-earned money into a “US venture capital firm” promising breathtaking returns are worried. They have reason to be – there are many signs that Silicone Valley Shares ...
As president Cyril Ramaphosa and members of parliament debated the state of the nation, various figures were shared to show gains, or a lack thereof. Those claims will likely be put to the test due to ...
Anti-immigrant groups have set 30 June 2026 as a “deadline” for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. This is not a government directive, and it has no effect on anyone’s immigration status.
IN SHORT: A poster circulating on social media in South Africa claims that anyone who “catch and bring an illegal foreign national” to the department of home affairs will receive R250 per “illegal ...
Africa Check fosters informed public debate and empowers society to make evidence-based decisions ...
Africa Check is a non-profit organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. Africa needed an organisation dedicated to holding public figures accountable for ...
In 2025, Africa Check investigated over 20 scams circulating online in Nigeria, from Facebook pages impersonating popular commercial banks to fake money-doubling investment opportunities. The risks of ...
South African politicians and the public alike are quick to make claims about migrants to the country. But stereotypes about criminality and draining the economy are not supported by the available ...
In mid-2025, Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) updated how it calculates gross domestic product or GDP, changing the base year from 2010 to 2019. Even so, the new figure fell short of ...
As schools across South Africa settle into the 2025 academic year, a new education law remains the subject of much debate and controversy. The Basic Education Laws Amendment bill, or Bela bill, was ...
Malnutrition in children can lead to wasting, stunting, underweight and obesity, putting the child at risk of illness – and difficulties later in life. How serious is the problem in South Africa, and ...
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