As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global ...

For example, in 2022, Africa Check debunked a claim about poisonous biscuits that supposedly caused the death of 45 people.

There are fears online that the world could be facing another pandemic in 2025.  Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a ...

The many related technologies known as artificial intelligence, or AI, may have felt inescapable in 2024. Countless news ...

The Kenyan president keeps lamenting that he has a disinformation problem. But the trouble isn’t the headlines – it’s the ...

In September 2024, Ruto was in Germany, where he signed a labour agreement with the government. He then spoke with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, claiming: “... the agreement will unlock ...

The Meta programme is a partnership between the platform and independent third-party fact-checkers certified by the nonpartisan International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). These fact-checkers identify ...

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 ...

IN SHORT: Facebook posts circulating claim the Nigerian government is offering Nigerians a N100,000 Christmas cash grant. But that’s not the case. According to some Facebook posts, the Nigerian ...

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 ...