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网页2024年9月23日 · No, Nigeria’s supreme court did not disqualify PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo on eve of 2024 Edo state election. 22 September 2024. Africa Check. Edo state. election.
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网页2024年5月28日 · FACTSHEET: Vaccination gaps to blame as Nigeria battles surge in diphtheria. The outbreak of the serious bacterial infection has gone from just over 100 cases in four states to more than 9,000 in 19 states in Nigeria. 18 October 2023. AFP.
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网页2024年8月29日 · Do more than 37 million women and girls experience period poverty? Fact-checking two major claims about reproductive health in Nigeria. Guardian newspaper recently painted a bleak picture of reproductive health in Africa's most populous country. We took a look at the stats. 22 May 2024. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Africa's first independent fact-checking organisation
网页Africa Check, the continent’s first independent non-profit fact-checking organisation, supported by philanthropic organisations and individual donors, was established in South Africa in 2012. This team has debunked inflammatory statements about the number of foreign nationals in the country and revealed errors in the national crime statistics.
LIVE GUIDE: All our coronavirus fact-checks in one place
网页2020年3月16日 · LIVE GUIDE: All our coronavirus fact-checks in one place. As the world battles to bring Covid-19 infections under control, more and more people are seeking information around the virus. The World Health Organization says that the pandemic has been accompanied by an "infodemic": "an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not ...
What we do - Africa Check
网页A key goal for Africa Check is to foster and support a community of nonpartisan fact-checkers across the continent. We sort fact from fiction, every day. We identify important public statements, interrogate the best available evidence and publish fact-checking reports to guide public debate. You can read our reports, spot checks, factsheets and ...
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网页2023年10月26日 · Africa Check’s guide to zombie claims: how to spot false information that just won’t die. Zombie claims don’t bite, but they’re annoying. Do your part to stop them resurrecting by following our tips for spotting recycled hoaxes. …
African Fact-Checking Awards - Africa Check
网页2023年7月1日 · In 2023, we received 236 entries from 24 African countries. We expect even more in 2024. The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in Africa, are in their eleventh year.. Entries for the 2024 awards are now open to journalists, journalism students, and professional fact-checkers – across the continent.
How we fact-check - Africa Check
网页The process we follow is always the same. This ensures that our findings can be replicated and verified. Donate. 1. Select the claim to check. Our teams monitor statements made in the public domain and submissions from readers. We then assess the claim to decide whether it should be fact-checked.
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网页2024年8月29日 · PRESS RELEASE: 2024 African Fact-Checking Awards now open for entries. The African Fact-Checking Awards is the longest-running awards programme celebrating fact-checking journalism in the African media. 07 May 2024. JOHN WESSELS / …
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