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Claim that US intelligence agency found $5 billion in cash at a New York house belonging to Nigeria’s former president Buhari is false
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...
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No, Trump has not banned all Nigerian politicians from visiting the US
Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...
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Fact-checking former minister Osita Chidoka's claims on Nigeria's 2025 budget, debt and policing
We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.
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No, ‘Detty December’ remittances in Nigeria did not equal 4% of the country’s GDP, as claimed by former governor
Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...
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No evidence US president Donald Trump ordered the deportation of Nigerian politicians’ children
Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...
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In Kenya in 2025, five disinformation trends are already unfolding
Elections are typically magnets for disinformation. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is in the running to become the ...
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Ignore fake ‘Nation Africa’ graphic claiming Bill Gates demanded refund from Kenyan president
Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A graphic doing the rounds on ...
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EXPLAINER: The controversy surrounding South Africa’s Bela Act
South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.
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Junior researcher
Africa Check, the continent’s pioneering fact-checking organisation, has been debunking falsehoods and promoting information credibility since 2012. We have four offices across the continent: in ...
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South Africa has NOT raised its retirement age to 70, news from Zimbabwe shared out of context
IN SHORT: New Zimbabwean legislation raised the retirement age for some civil servants in 2025. This doesn’t apply in South Africa, as some social media posts suggest. It is a photo of a genuine ...