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Battle of the titans: Fact-checking arch-rivals in race for Nigeria’s presidency

Claim: Eight claims by Nigeria’s leading candidates for the presidency.

Mar 26, 2019

Battle of the titans: Fact-checking arch-rivals in race for Nigeria’s presidency

Mar 26, 2019

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‘A better life for all?’ Fact-checking the ANC’s 2019 election manifesto

Claim: Five claims about the ruling party’s achievements.

Mar 11, 2019

‘A better life for all?’ Fact-checking the ANC’s 2019 election manifesto

Mar 11, 2019

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‘Millions’ of Zimbabweans living in South Africa? Data doesn’t back claim

Claim: We have got millions of Zimbabweans living in South Africa.

Mar 11, 2019

‘Millions’ of Zimbabweans living in South Africa? Data doesn’t back claim

Mar 11, 2019

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Has SA’s President Ramaphosa kept his 2018 State of the Nation promises?

Claim: Four promises from a 2018 national address.

Mar 11, 2019

Has SA’s President Ramaphosa kept his 2018 State of the Nation promises?

Mar 11, 2019

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No, 60 days of the ‘average’ Kenyan wage won’t buy you a new iPhone XS

Claim: An average Kenyan will have to work almost 60 days to afford Apple’s premium iPhone XS.

Mar 11, 2019

No, 60 days of the ‘average’ Kenyan wage won’t buy you a new iPhone XS

Mar 11, 2019

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Did President Museveni get his facts right about Uganda’s development?

Claim: Four claims about economic and educational progress in Uganda.

Mar 11, 2019

Did President Museveni get his facts right about Uganda’s development?

Mar 11, 2019

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Fact-checked: The ANC’s 2014 election manifesto promises

Claims: Three promises made by the ruling party in 2014.

Mar 11, 2019

Fact-checked: The ANC’s 2014 election manifesto promises

Mar 11, 2019

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Have ‘hundreds’ of kids drowned in school pit latrines in South Africa?

Claim: Over the past few years, hundreds of children have drowned in pit latrines in South Africa

Mar 11, 2019

Have ‘hundreds’ of kids drowned in school pit latrines in South Africa?

Mar 11, 2019

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Nigeria #Debate2019: Did presidential candidates get their facts straight?

Claims: 10 of 12 claims from three Nigerian presidential candidates.

Mar 11, 2019

Nigeria #Debate2019: Did presidential candidates get their facts straight?

Mar 11, 2019

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Yes, teenagers account for 10% of deliveries in South Africa, but not half the maternal deaths

Claim: Two claims on teen pregnancy and childbirth in South Africa

Mar 11, 2019

Yes, teenagers account for 10% of deliveries in South Africa, but not half the maternal deaths

Mar 11, 2019

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Africa’s first independent fact-checking organisation. Launched in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate & keep politicians honest.

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