The many related technologies known as artificial intelligence, or AI, may have felt inescapable in 2024. Countless news ...

For example, in 2022, Africa Check debunked a claim about poisonous biscuits that supposedly caused the death of 45 people.

The Kenyan president keeps lamenting that he has a disinformation problem. But the trouble isn’t the headlines – it’s the ...

We reflect on a year in which we worked to prevent the spread of harmful health misinformation, how scammers operate, ...

Following the arrest and detention of Biafra separatist Simon Ekpa in Finland, a claim circulated on Facebook that the Finnish authorities did not arrest Ekpa, but took him away to protect him from ...

IN SHORT: A fake “executive order” claimed Kenyan president William Ruto had relocated the country’s capital city from Nairobi to Nakuru. Such a move would be unmissable – it requires a change of law ...

Ethnicity is central to political power in Kenya, and politicians operate along tribal lines during elections. Political analysts say tribal politics will define the 2027 elections. Waititu has been ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook urges Nigerians to apply for laptop grants supposedly given out by the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme. But there is no such grant. “How to ...

In September 2024, Ruto was in Germany, where he signed a labour agreement with the government. He then spoke with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, claiming: “... the agreement will unlock ...