A document posted on Facebook claims the South Sudanese government has expelled the US ambassador and ordered the closure of ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré became Burkina Faso’s leader in September 2022 after leading a coup that ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.

IN SHORT: A video is circulating online in Nigeria, showing politician Omoyele Sowore meeting with presidential adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Users suggest it shows Sowore’s defection to the ruling All ...

IN SHORT: A video circulating on Facebook claims that red jatropha leaves can cure HIV, instructing people to drink jatropha tea for six months. But this is false; there is no cure for HIV. A video ...

IN SHORT: Videos of disgraced naturopath Barbara O’Neill saying pap smears damage the cervix, with potential to cause abnormal cell growth, are doing the rounds online. But this is false. While they ...

IN SHORT: An online image resembling the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, claims that opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka has been offered KSh4 billion to drop his presidential bid. However ...

IN SHORT: Two viral TikTok videos falsely claim that former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has died. But both use doctored news footage and recycled audio to mislead viewers. A TikTok video, posted ...

IN SHORT: Several social media posts allege that Nigerian politician Rabiu Kwankwaso has ditched his party and met with president Bola Tinubu to discuss his move to the ruling All Progressives ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook posts claim these are the names of candidates shortlisted by Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service Commission for unspecified jobs. But the agency says the list is fake. Some social ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country’s military head of state, Ibrahim Traoré.

Entries for the 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards are now open to journalists, journalism students and professional fact-checkers. This is the longest-running awards programme celebrating ...