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 […]
31st May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Kenya’s presidential spokesperson Hussein Mohamed resign over ‘rampant corruption’ in government Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: South Africans pay for blood transfusions and paid to donate Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Gaddafi plan to introduce an African currency backed by gold reserves Verdict: PARTLY […]
29th May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Hon Williams claims to offer “Inua Jamii loans” starting from KSh75,000. Verdict: SCAM Source: Africa Check Claim: Mashirima Kapombe Citizen Tvv is running promotions on a Facebook group in Kenya with over 144,000 members. Verdict: SCAM Source: Africa Check Claim: Ugandan blogger Barista Timo is wanted […]
19th May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: X-ray shows cockroach in Kenyan patient’s chest Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says ‘I love demons’ Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: Kenya’s Nation newspaper quote opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka as breaking ranks with Azimio coalition leader Raila Odinga Verdict: […]
CLAIM: Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria Has Created 12 Million Jobs in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari spokesman, Garba Shehu claims the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has created 12 million jobs in Nigeria. Garba Shehu made this claim while commenting on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration regarding job creation, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily Programme . The spokesman said: “In agriculture alone, the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria […]
CLAIM: United States Imposes Visa Restrictions on Peter Obi, Aisha Yesufu, and Falz
A viral claim on micro-blogging platform Twitter states that the USA government has issued visa restrictions to the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi; human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu; popular musician and rights activist, Falz amongst others. One of those who have shared this claim is a Twitter influencer, Prince Adeshina with the handle […]
CLAIM: Twitter User Claims Chef Hilda Baci is Ghanaian
By Abidemi Kajogbola On Sunday, May 14th 2023, a twitter user @alhajiwedjong, tweeted a picture of the venue where Chef Hilda Baci is holding a 4-day marathon cooking to break the Guiness book of records. The tweets read thus “Ghanaian Chef, Hilda Baci has done 70 hours of cooking. She will surely break this record. […]
CLAIM: Guinness World Records Affirms Hilda Baci the Award for the Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, a Facebook user, Yusuf Sherifat shared a graphics on her Facebook page with the text that says, “It’s now official. Congratulations Chef Hilda”. The text on the graphics shared showed the purported Twitter account of Guiness Word Record with the caption, “Congratulations, Hilda Baci has set new Guinness World record […]
CLAIM: Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is Heading to Harvard on Study Leave Approved by President Buhari
Adeyemi Okediran On Saturday, May 13, 2023, a Facebook user, Mallami Adekunle Kayode made a post on his timeline, stating that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has said he would be going to Harvard on a study leave which has been approved by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. The […]
16th May: Africa Fact Check Round-Up
Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Nairobi county governor Johnson Sakaja, promising money and gifts Verdict: FALSE Source: Africa Check Claim: US has placed a visa ban on the chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Mahmood Yakubu, the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, and former minister of aviation, Femi […]
