As the continent’s first independent fact-checking organisation marks its first decade, those who have been at the helm look back on the jou...
SA’s latest quarterly crime statistics reveal where and how these crimes happen, but we must understand the data and trends in context.
Africa Check’s editors in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa look back on a decade-long effort to improve voters’ decisions.
When I first proposed the idea of Africa Check, I was told it would be a fool’s errand to set up a fact-checking operation on the continent....
The idea was discussed in a Paris coffee shop. Ten years later, Africa Check has reached and succeeded those ambitions.
From two desks in a university department to four African country offices and a respected presence in a global network of fact-checkers, thi...
Candidates for political office in Nigeria need money to fund their campaigns. But there are laws that dictate who can contribute to them. ...
South Sudanese who sank their hard-earned money into a “US venture capital firm” promising breathtaking returns are worried.
So what happened to me, how did I figure it out, and what are the warning signs that you can look out for?
As the election campaigns officially start in Nigeria, a coalition of its fact-checkers is asking politicians to reject misinformation and p...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been keen to talk up his legacy as the February 2023 elections approach. We go deeper behind the numbers.
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