The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A graphic doing the rounds on ...

We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...

IN SHORT: Two videos circulating on Facebook falsely advertise “miracle” cures for joint pain. But they’re using deepfake technology to manipulate footage of well-known African-linked personalities ...

Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...

IN SHORT: A video that has been making the rounds since December 2024 claims Uganda’s health minister has announced an outbreak of the Marburg virus. But the video is from 2017. It is not from ...

IN SHORT: The Nigerian government has dismissed claims that the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge is “shaking”, saying the bridge is intact and safe for commuters. An alarming message shared on Facebook in ...

The epicentre of terrorism has now clearly shifted from the Middle East to the central Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. This region now accounts for almost half of all global terrorism deaths. In ...