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 ...

The Nigerian senate has approved the creation of 12 new states across the country. That’s according to a message circulating on social media in Nigeria s ...

IN SHORT: A claim circulating on Facebook alleges that Kenya’s electoral commission received dozens of recall petitions against lawmakers. But this is not true. “IEBC confirmed that as of Thursday, ...

IN SHORT: Two front pages mimicking the design of Kenya’s Standard newspaper link former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua to illicit affairs with female political leaders. Ignore both as they ...

A video circulating on Facebook shows Kenyan president William Ruto apparently saying he will be at the forefront of changing presidential term limits.In t ...

“Staged abduction,” reads the apparent front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, dated 3 July 2025, still circulating on Facebook. In the summary below the headline, the newspaper appears to offer an ...

IN SHORT: The claim that a flyover has collapsed in Lafia town in Nigeria's Nasarawa state is false, and the images used to support this claim are generated using artificial intelligence. As evidence, ...

IN SHORT: Beware, Woolworths South Africa is not offering a 2025 recruitment programme on WhatsApp or Facebook. The retail company urges job seekers to look for vacancies on its official careers page.

In April 2025, messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature called “advanced chat privacy”. We break down the facts.

Kenyan governor James Orengo has resigned. That’s according to posts doing the rounds on social media in Kenya. Orengo is the governor of Siaya county, located about 420 kilometres west of the capital ...

Former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has been cursed by elders from the Kikuyu community. That’s according to an image of what appears to be the 25 July 2025 front page of Kenya’s Standard ...