Africa Check

Africa Check and the European Union equip Kenya's media, researchers, diplomats, civil society and public officials to build defence against foreign information manipulation

For a week, Africa Check, the continent’s leading organisation in information integrity and resilience, strengthened Kenya’s media, research ...
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LIVE REPORT: Tracking the disinformation circulating during anti-migrant protests in South Africa

Anti-immigrant groups have set 30 June 2026 as a “deadline” for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. This is not a government directive, and it has no effect on anyone’s immigration status.
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Ugandan schools not ordered closed over Ebola outbreak, old video of president Museveni during Covid pandemic falsely used as evidence

IN SHORT: A video circulating on Facebook claims that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has ordered the closure of schools due to Ebola. But the footage is from the Covid-19 pandemic and has been ...
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No, Bolt not exiting Kenyan market on 8 June 2026

IN SHORT: A letter has gone viral on social media in Kenya, claiming the ride-hailing company Bolt will stop operating in the country on 8 June 2026. But Bolt has denied this and says its Kenyan ...