Users on Facebook, Instagram and X have shared the same “BREAKING NEWS” message, claiming that “A CURE FOR HIV/AIDS HAS JUST ...

As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...

The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...

A common scam pattern. This post looks and sounds like other fake job ads that Africa Check has debunked before. It offers a high salary, and requires minimal qualifications – just adult basic ...

IN SHORT: The Nigerian government picks beneficiaries of its cash transfer programme from the national social register. Facebook posts encouraging Nigerians to apply via a malicious website should be ...

The day after Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire addressed a press conference about their abduction and sexual assault at the hands of Tanzanian security officers, ...

Several posts on Facebook claim that Fidelity Bank, a major Nigerian financial institution with 7.2 million customers, is facing bankruptcy after the court allegedly ordered it to pay N225.3 billion ...

A post widely shared on Facebook claims that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is hiring rangers for 2025.. KWS is a government agency that protects and manages wildlife in Kenya. Set up in 1989, it ...

“Videos leaked,” reads the headline of what appears to be the front page of the Standard, a Kenyan newspaper with nationwide reach. The front page, dated 4 June 2025, has a subheading that reads: ...

Scam offers. The accounts claim that the loans are from Inua Jamii. However, the programme does not provide loans and is managed by the social protection department, which is led by a cabinet ...

Fabricated graphic. The graphic features the Daily Nation’s logo, but the text does not conform to the news site’s usual house style. Almost all the first letters of the words in the headline are ...