Africa Check: Fact-Checking and Truth in African News

Africa Check, a non-profit organization dedicated to verifying facts and fighting misinformation across Africa. Also known as Africa Check, it plays a critical role in helping the public separate truth from rumor in a media landscape often flooded with unverified claims. When politicians make bold promises, when health officials spread confusing advice, or when businesses claim impossible results — Africa Check steps in with data, sources, and clear explanations.

It doesn’t just correct lies. It shows how misinformation spreads — like when fake stories about SASSA grant changes go viral, or when false claims about election results trigger panic. Africa Check tracks these patterns across South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and beyond. Their work ties directly to real events you’ll see in the posts below: the NSSF contribution hikes in Kenya and Uganda, the SASSA grant updates, the business confidence rebound after the 2024 election. These aren’t just headlines — they’re moments where facts matter. Without verification, a simple number like "R10 increase" or "13.6% growth in luxury tourism" can be twisted to serve agendas.

Related entities like SASSA, South Africa’s social grant payment system, NSSF, national social security funds in Kenya and Uganda, and luxury tourism, a high-value sector where revenue leakage is often misreported all appear in this collection because they’re targets of misinformation. People need to know: Is the grant really going up? Are foreign investors really taking all the profits? Is that viral post about a politician’s speech real? Africa Check gives you the tools to ask those questions — and find the answers.

What you’ll find here isn’t just news. It’s context. Stories about Telkom selling towers, Libya’s World Cup hopes, or a football match in Bergamo all sit alongside reports where truth was questioned, where numbers were misused, where people needed someone to check the facts. This collection shows how verification isn’t just for journalists — it’s for every person trying to make sense of what’s really happening across Africa.