Amid a surge in anti-migrant sentiment, we test three common narratives driving South Africa’s migration debate against the ...

IN SHORT: Claims that South Africa’s election commission is offering a “2026 recruitment intake” through dodgy-looking links on Facebook are scams. Be wary: legitimate IEC vacancies will be posted to ...

IN SHORT: A fabricated screenshot circulating on Facebook falsely claims Uganda’s chief of defence forces announced on X that he had overthrown his father, president Yoweri Museveni. There is no trace ...

In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against undocumented migration. The country has a well-documented ...

What has become known as the Phala Phala scandal has followed South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa through his second term in office, drawing in some of South Africa's most powerful institutions ...

As president Cyril Ramaphosa and members of parliament debated the state of the nation, various figures were shared to show gains, or a lack thereof. Those claims will likely be put to the test due to ...

In 2025, Africa Check investigated over 20 scams circulating online in Nigeria, from Facebook pages impersonating popular commercial banks to fake money-doubling investment opportunities. The risks of ...

IN SHORT: Photos circulating on South African social media claim to show a Johannesburg city street before and after “foreigners” were removed from it. But the image used to show the transformed ...

There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the widely read Guardian newspaper still caught our attention. The newspaper said that South Africa’s ...

The Madlanga commission of inquiry, chaired by deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is set to begin its hearings on 17 September 2025. It was established after explosive allegations by a senior ...

In June 2025, president Bola Tinubu signed four new tax reform bills into law, bringing big changes to how taxes are managed in Nigeria. After the signing, Zacch Adedeji, the executive chairperson of ...

As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, online claims about their contribution to farming back home went viral. But much like the refugee narrative itself, any numbers ...