Fact-checking president Tinubu's claims about Nigeria's economic ...
Oct 3, 2024 · One of the most striking claims Tinubu made was that the country attracted more than $30 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) the last year under his watch.. The National Bureau of Statistics publishes quarterly data on capital inflows into Nigeria.. The statistics bureau divides these inflows into three categories: foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, and other investment.
No, Russian president Putin hasn’t ‘revealed’ that Jesus was black ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Russian president Vladimir Putin recently “opened an ancient box revealing that Jesus was black”.. At least, that’s the claim circulating on social media in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and elsewhere since late March 2024.. The claim includes a video divided into three frames. At top is footage of Putin at a table with …
Don’t trust home remedies from video mimicking untrustworthy ...
Jul 26, 2024 · A video, which has been viewed at least 1.2 million times on Facebook, claims to offer “3 holistic health secrets that will make you look younger at 93 than you did in your 30s”.It’s just one of dozens of videos on Facebook and TikTok with similar or identical audio promoting the same “health secrets”.. The videos prominently feature …
Don’t fall for fear mongering about vitamin B12 - Africa Check
Dec 14, 2023 · IN SHORT: Many social media posts advise people to throw out vitamin B12 in the form of cyanocobalamin, often warning that it contains cyanide. But this common supplement has been extensively studied and is safe to use, unless …
FACTSHEET: What you need to know about South Africa’s latest …
Aug 5, 2024 · South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox.These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in 2022. South Africa had only detected five cases of the disease, in 2022, until 8 May 2024, when a new case was found.. Africa Check debunked several false claims related to the disease when this outbreak began, as did other fact ...
Plenty of verified ‘raw’ video of Russia-Ukraine war, filmed by ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Warning: This report links to distressing content. A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, messages doing the rounds on Facebook in South Africa and elsewhere claim there’s no evidence the war exists at all.. They’re all similar. A typical version reads: “26,000,000 cellphones in Ukraine. 100% internet coverage. Not one raw footage video. Think about it.”
No, billionaire Elon Musk has not launched an AI-powered trading ...
Jun 29, 2023 · IN SHORT: Posts claiming Elon Musk has launched a new AI-powered trading platform in South Africa, with guaranteed returns, are false. The posts link to suspicious websites.
No, Bill Gates is not practising population control through vaccines ...
Mar 31, 2023 · Disclaimer: Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made up 26% of Africa Check’s income in 2021.. Billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates has said “ If we do a really great job on new vaccines and health care, we could lower the population 10-15%”.. At least, that’s according to a tweet posted by “Dr. Anastasia …
Billionaire Elon Musk is not on Facebook and Tesla phones don’t …
Jun 28, 2023 · “This is going to the first 500 people to text me with the color you want and your location," reads a post on Facebook. The post, published 18 June 2023, called on users in a Facebook group named Elon Musk Fan Page to send a private message to claim their Tesla phones.. The account is named Elon M Musk and uses a photo of Elon Musk, by some accounts one of the richest people in the world, as ...
No, Sassa not giving grants to chronically ill South Africans aged …
Oct 7, 2024 · The older person grant. Sassa’s older person's grant, previously called the old age pension, is a benefit paid to people aged 60 and over.As of 1 October 2024, this grant was R2,190 per month for those between 60 and 75, and R2,210 for those over 75.. To qualify for the grant, you must meet a number of conditions, including being a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee; living ...