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No, Nigerian government has not declared public holiday to mourn late former president Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari died in a London hospital on Sunday 13 July 2025. The news of his death ...
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South Africans beware, mining company Sibanye-Stillwater not offering learnerships or training via dodgy link
A message sent to Africa Check by subscribers to our WhatsApp lines claims that a company called “Sibanye Water” is offering ...
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No, Kenya’s ODM party leader Raila Odinga didn’t release statement condemning police brutality
A document circulating on Facebook appears to be a statement from Kenya’s former prime minister and Orange Democratic ...
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No evidence that embattled Kenyan top cop Eliud Lagat’s son killed a person, as widely claimed online
A TikTok video shows a photo of Kenya’s deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Eliud Lagat, who stepped aside from his ...
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No, Nigeria’s former army chief Buratai didn’t ‘narrowly escape’ attack in June 2025
A post on Facebook claims that Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s former chief of army staff, escaped an attack by Boko Haram in early ...
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WHO not under pressure to ‘blacklist’ Diageo over ‘alcohol deaths’ in Kenya, as fake news graphic claims
A graphic posted on the social media platform X on 19 June 2025 is designed to look like a breaking-news alert from the Star, a Kenyan newspaper. It ...
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No, video doesn’t show bomb attack in Uganda’s capital city in June ...
IN SHORT: Following a thwarted bombing in Kampala in June 2025, a video seemingly showing the attack in the city is doing the rounds on social media. However, the footage is actually from a bombing ...
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Fake Standard newspaper front page implies protester threat to Kenyan ...
An image of what appears to be the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, dated 23 June 2025, is circulating online. It features a headline about depu ...
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No, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu did not confer national honours on ...
IN SHORT: To celebrate Democracy Day on 12 June 2025, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu awarded national honours to selected individuals. Soon afterwards, social media users claimed that more individuals ...