We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A ...

Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...

Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

IN SHORT: A video has been circulating online with the claim it shows Nigerians in Niger protesting against a French military base. But it is from August 2023, during a pro-coup rally in Niger.

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts promote a mixture that can “boost low sperm count” in men. However, the supplement is not backed up by any scientific evidence and is not registered with Nigeria’s ...

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 ...