Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
Fact-checking Claims on the Origin and Deaths of the Civil Unrest in Senegal
Olukokun Yusuf On 5th June 2023, a popular Twitter page with close to a million followers, @AfricaFactsZone made a post stating that 16 people have died following the protest in Senegal against President Sall’s unconstitutional third-term bid. The post also notes that opposition leader; Ousmane Sonko, has also been charged by a Senegalese court and […]
8th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Nigeria’s Ondo state governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is dead Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Last year [the fuel subsidy] “gulped 4.3 trillion naira ($9.3 billion; £7.5 billion) Verdict: CORRECT Source: Africa Check Claim: For the first half of this year, 3.36 trillion naira was budgeted for […]
CLAIM: Minister of Education Impregnates His Deputy Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Video)
7th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has stopped the All People Congress Party (APC) from holding campaign rallies. Verdict: FALSE Source: Dubawa Claim: Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone calls interested citizens to apply for the June 24, 2023, multi-tier polls Verdict: FALSE Source: Dubawa
6th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
5th June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: “The current opposition [members] are all former government officials,” said Jefferson Koijee, the Mayor of Monrovia and Secretary of Mr. Weah’s Congress for Democratic Change. Verdict: FALSE Source: Dubawa Claim: The rise in inflation rate is a global challenge due to COVID-19 and is not peculiar to […]
2nd June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila as Chief of StaffVerdict: FALSESource: FactCheckHub Claim: “When the Unity Party was exiting in 2017, inflation was 30%,” said Randall Dobayou, a stalwart of the CDC and Deputy Director for the Environmental Protection Agency.Verdict: FALSESource: Dubawa Claim: OPDO [Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF)] […]
A Look at the Facts as ARISE TV anchor, Ayo Mairo-Ese Reacts to UK Immigration Policy, Makes Multiple Claims
Okediran Adeyemi and Olukokun Yusuf Ayo Mairo-Ese who anchors ARISETV’s The Morning Show, has made multiple claims about Nigerians and its public office holders in relation to the United Kingdom’s new immigration policy. According to a viral video posted on May 24, 2023, Mario-Ese made the claim while commenting on the United Kingdom’s new immigration […]
3rd June: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Kudi, the sign language fact-checker brings you this week’s roundup of fact checks from across Africa. #SignLanguage #signlanguagefactcheck
