Africa Check5d
EXPLAINER: What South Africa’s Expropriation Act does and doesn’t allow
The South African government’s passing of the 2024 Expropriation Act was received with mixed reactions, and criticism from ...
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No ‘Gay Jesus’ film: the Frankenstein hoax that keeps on giving
The film ‘Corpus Christi’ by the satanic director named Jean Willys … is about to be released in theaters. This movie shows ...
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How many state schools are there in South Africa and what percentage of these fall into quintiles 1-3?
South Africa had 22,511 public schools, excluding early childhood development centres and special schools.  Public education ...
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Has the Vaal River tested positive for cholera?
Neither Johannesburg Water nor the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported a recent cholera outbreak. In ...
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Ignore fake graphic claiming Kenyan presidential adviser Moses Kuria confessed to election rigging
IN SHORT: A viral graphic supposedly from Kenyans.co.ke claims that Moses Kuria, a senior adviser to Kenya’s Council of Economic Advisors, has admitted to election rigging. But it is fake – its design ...
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No, US president Donald Trump has not sanctioned Nigeria or ordered closure of US embassy in the country
IN SHORT: There is no evidence to support the claim that US president Donald Trump has sanctioned Nigeria and ordered the closure of the US embassy in the country. The embassy’s operations have ...
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No, HIV-positive patients in Nigeria won’t have to pay N30 million per month for treatment
IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily freeze all US foreign assistance has affected many programmes across the world. But the claim that HIV medication will cost N30 million a ...
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Fake graphic alert: Kenyan senator Wambua didn’t say former deputy president Gachagua couldn’t be trusted
IN SHORT: In this viral graphic, Kenyan senator Enoch Wambua urges the Kamba community to support president William Ruto instead of impeached deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. But the graphic is fake ...
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Old news video falsely linked to 2025 US deportations of Kenyans under president Donald Trump
IN SHORT: A viral video falsely claims KTN News reported on Kenyans and Somalis deported from the US in 2025. A reverse image search reveals the footage is from 2017, proving it does not reference the ...
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Kenyan opposition party Wiper doesn’t want to join the government – viral graphic quoting its top official fabricated
IN SHORT: A graphic circulating on Facebook quotes the deputy chairperson of the Wiper Democratic Movement as saying the party would like to join Kenyan president William Ruto’s government. But the ...
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Disregard fake graphic alleging Kenyan opposition leader Odinga tricked MPs into impeaching deputy president
IN SHORT: According to a graphic quoting Oscar Sudi, a close ally of Kenyan president William Ruto, veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga tricked members of parliament into impeaching deputy ...
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Disregard fake Daily Nation front page claiming Kenya’s opposition politician Musyoka sought political pact with president Ruto
IN SHORT: According to a front page seemingly from Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper, opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka sought a political pact with Kenyan president William Ruto in the country’s ...