“Japanese method of drinking water on an empty stomach will prevent a heart attack.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
Africa Check
Africa Check is a non-profit fact-checking organisation founded in South Africa in 2012. It has teams in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal.
“An image showing what appears to be a freshly excavated mermaid skeleton”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
“Ascorbic acid or Vitamin C comes from the deep sea.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“At least 15 Nigerian men die daily from prostate cancer”
Africa Check rated this: Correct
“Crystallised book is a bible found at the bottom of the ocean.”
Africa Check rated this: False
“South African criminals drive fake police vehicles that can be identified by the marking “dog unit”.”
Africa Check rated this: Mixed
“Staircase not stolen from flats in Eldorado Park, South Africa”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Hot coconut water kills cancer cells”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Human-like babies born to zebra”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Woman about to be stoned to death under Sharia law in Iran”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Photos of Malik Heights building fire in Nairobi, Kenya”
Africa Check rated this: False
“South African freedom fighter Solomon Mahlangu was killed by ‘the man who started the DA’”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“South Africa’s former public protector Thuli Madonsela said that black people “use racism as an excuse for their failures”.”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Nigerian presidential rival Atiku Abubakar watching Buhari inauguration on TV”
Africa Check rated this: Fake
“Photo of kids sitting in flooded mud classroom in Kenya”
Africa Check rated this: False
“President of Kenya announces death penalty for poachers.”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Slices of onion on feet ‘cure diseases overnight’”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“US, UK, EU and AU representatives missed Nigerian President Buhari’s inauguration”
Africa Check rated this: Mixed
“Kenya’s unemployment rate “currently staggers above 39.1%.”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect
“Body of ancient Egyptian pharaoh “Fir’auna” miraculously preserved without any mummification despite being “inside the sea for more than 3000 years”
Africa Check rated this: Incorrect