As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...

The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...

According to a video circulating on Facebook, US president Donald Trump said Africa’s mineral resources belonged to his ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook account using the name and photo of Kenya’s deputy president, Kithure Kindiki, offers loans to Kenyans. However, it is run by an imposter and the loans don’t exist. It uses the ...

IN SHORT: Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s military leader, has attracted attention for his reforms and pan-African ideas. Some Facebook posts claim that he threatened to destroy Nigeria with his air ...

IN SHORT: Nigerian president Bola Tinubu has not sacked three ministers: Adebayo Adelabu, Mohammed Abubakar and Bello Matawalle. Ignore Facebook posts spreading this false news. Part of one post reads ...

IN SHORT: In mid-May 2025, widespread social media posts falsely claimed that South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, had died. However, these rumours have been officially refuted, and Kiir is continuing ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook page claims to offer flexible financing for motorbikes and tuk-tuks in Kenya. However, a closer look at its activities reveals that it is an impostor, misusing the name of a ...