IN SHORT: A notice circulating on Facebook claims that the Uganda Communications Commission plans to shut down the internet and mobile money services before and during the country’s 2026 elections.

Multiple versions of the same claim, that an opinion poll has been conducted showing popularity rankings for Chebunyo ward in Kenya’s Bomet county, are circulating online. Bomet county is in the Rift ...

A video of former US president Barack Obama speaking passionately about democracy has been circulating online since November 2025. In the video, Obama says: We have to stop pretending that countries ...

IN SHORT: The Facebook page uses the name and logo of Watu – a renowned asset finance company operating in Kenya – to offer Kenyans new and used motorbikes on credit. Do not fall for these offers, as ...

When a KwaZulu-Natal municipality introduced an academic bursary for young women who can prove that they are virgins it caused an uproar earlier this year. Each time, the same questions arise. How is ...

Africa’s most populous country holds elections – including for president – in February 2023. So far, we’ve spotted 10 types of false information in the campaigns. Published on 10 January 2023 ...

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 ...

Attacks on people living and working on farms and smallholdings in South Africa are a topic of emotive debate. The terms “farm attack” and “farm murders” are popularly used to refer to “certain crimes ...

Despite the hype around artificial intelligence, the bigger threat in Africa remains “cheap fakes” and other low-effort forms of information deception. Human rights organisation Amnesty International ...

As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.

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 ...

“Is Johannesburg, seriously, the largest man-made forest in the world?” It is a question Talk Radio 702 host Jenny Crwys-Williams put to Africa Check's Southern Africa Editor, Julian Rademeyer, during ...