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A year of fact-checking: Lessons learned as an Africa Check researcher
For example, in 2022, Africa Check debunked a claim about poisonous biscuits that supposedly caused the death of 45 people.
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Three interns, eight lessons: what we learned from verifying claims in Meta’s third-party fact-checking programme in 2024
We reflect on a year in which we worked to prevent the spread of harmful health misinformation, how scammers operate, ...
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Kenyan president William Ruto thinks he has a ‘fake news’ problem – but it is really a chaotic trust crisis
The Kenyan president keeps lamenting that he has a disinformation problem. But the trouble isn’t the headlines – it’s the ...
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Fact-checking in Kenya 2024: Education funding puzzle, foreign jobs, shifting headlines and political spin
The untold story was that in the months to October 2023, there were foreign outflows from the Kenyan bourse, and the shilling ...
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From election myths to health misinformation: The top 5 claims we fact-checked in 2024
Here are our most-read fact-checks for 2024, with tips to help you sort fact from fiction this holiday season.
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Ignore social media posts claiming these ‘herbal pills’ can shrink your fibroids
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts are promoting what they say is a cure for fibroids. However, a gynaecologist advises patients to consult their doctor as many herbal remedies are not evidence-based. A ...
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Video shows British military’s counter-terrorism support in northeastern Nigeria, not French soldiers deployed to Maiduguri
IN SHORT: The Nigerian army has denied a claim that French soldiers have been deployed to Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria to help fight the terrorist group Boko Haram. The video circulating on social ...