Multiple versions of the same claim, that an opinion poll has been conducted showing popularity rankings for Chebunyo ward in Kenya’s Bomet county, are circulating online. Bomet county is in the Rift ...
A video of former US president Barack Obama speaking passionately about democracy has been circulating online since November 2025. In the video, Obama says: We have to stop pretending that countries ...
IN SHORT: A Facebook reel claims that drinking urine helps reabsorb important chemicals that the body lost in the process of creating the liquid waste. But medical research shows no evidence of this, ...
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the widely read Guardian newspaper still caught our attention. The newspaper said that South Africa’s ...
IN SHORT: Claims that a company called PesaTube is paying social media users to watch videos daily are false, and similar to a previous scam Africa Check debunked. According to a message sent to ...
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...
South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...
IN SHORT: Facebook pages claim that drinking a mixture of these three ingredients can lower blood sugar. But it’s best to see a doctor as high blood sugar can have serious consequences and requires ...
IN SHORT: Don’t believe this video claiming to have a cure for diabetes. Its home remedies are nothing new and not effective. While diabetes can be managed in various ways, it can’t be cured. “Say ...
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IN SHORT: The claim that Russia is now visa-free for all African countries is not true. Only citizens of six African countries can travel to Russia without a visa. One, on the channel The New Tourist, ...
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