Africa Check | Sorting fact from fiction

Time 2020-06-29 06:04:33

Web Name: Africa Check | Sorting fact from fiction

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A top pharmacist says the continent’s largest economy has been reduced to a bystander in the race to counter the coronavirus pandemic. Are some of his claims correct? Researched by Motunrayo Joel and David Ajikobi 08:53 | 18 Jun 2020 (GMT)They promised big changes. Have they carried them out? The African Election Promise Tracker shows progress made to date.Click on the category for reliable facts about Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. In the works: Ghana and ZimbabweIs Covid-19 found in semen?A small study in China found traces of the new coronavirus in the semen of six men. An even smaller study, also in China, did not find traces in semen. More research is needed. Click here for more.Can hand sanitiser left in a hot car start a fire, as claimed by viral posts on Facebook? It’s possible, but extrem… https://t.co/FZO9Lfh…13:00, Sunday 28 Jun[WATCH] Are you a journalism student who wants to enter the African Fact-Checking Awards? Then have a look at the 2… https://t.co/kTd9N2D…10:17, Sunday 28 Jun Follow us on twitterAfrican Fact-Checking Awards 2020Entries for the African Fact-Checking Awards are now open. Submit your fact-check to stand a chance to win great prizes and wide recognition for your work.Enter the awardsWe hold public figures accountableFor democracy to function, public figures need to be held to account for what they say. The claims they make need to be checked, openly and impartially. Africa Check is an independent, non-partisan organisation which assesses claims made in the public arena using journalistic skills and evidence drawn from the latest online tools, readers, public sources and experts, sorting fact from fiction and publishing the results.About usOur teamPartnersPrinciplesHow we are fundedContact usTermsGot a claim for us to fact-check?Has a politician, a business or union leader, a health association or environmental group said something that you suspect is untrue or misleading and that should be challenged?Submit your claim

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