“Bill Gates has pledged $2bn to Biafra ‘when it becomes a nation’”
Africa Check rated this: False
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“Malawian man turns his xenophobic attackers into snakes”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
“South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet has become one of 11 countries in the world with gender equal cabinets.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“White man arrested for feeding hawkers to pet python in Zambia”
Africa Check rated this: Hoax
“CIA issues posthumous apology after new evidence clears Osama bin Laden of involvement in 9/11 attacks.”
Africa Check rated this: Satire
“Elderly couple accidentally burns house down during sex game involving WW2 flamethrower”
Africa Check rated this: Satire
“Le thé et le café augmentent le risque de développer un cancer du poumon.”
Africa Check rated this: Pas de preuves
“Titanic victim Malinda Borden was drowned at sea she was working aboard the Titanic. Lifeboats were made available to white women and white children only.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“King Mswati called for all men in the country to marry at least five wives and the government assured the men that it would pay for the marriage ceremonies and buy houses for them. King Mswati warned that any man or woman who opposes the decision will face a life sentence.”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Human papillomavirus is a “new virus discovered in Africa” that is “worse than HIV".”
Africa Check rated this: Hoax
“Our forefathers wore animal skins because South Africa was not this cold. But whites came with their gadgets and now we have these cold fronts”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
“Ronald McDonald, mascot of the McDonalds fast food chain, nailed to a cross in a pose reminiscent of the crucifixion of Jesus.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“According to Unicef, malaria kills one child every 30 seconds in Africa.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Drinking water at specific times of the day has health benefits that include preventing a heart attack”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Giant human skeleton discovered in Mexico”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
“10 million children are out of school in Nigeria”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate such energy as was invested in building it.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Children ‘inherit intelligence’ from mother’s X chromosome”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Two lesbian women assaulted on a London bus in a 30 May 2019 homophobic attack was a staged hoax for Pride month”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Henry Kissinger said “Once the herd accepts mandatory forcible vaccination, it’s game over! They will accept anything – forcible blood or organ donation – for the ‘greater good’. We can genetically modify children and sterilise them – for the ‘greater good’.”
Africa Check rated this: False