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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 11d
📸 United for truth at #AfricaFactsSummit2025!

From every corner of Africa, fact-checkers & info integrity experts came together — and for the first time ever, in a French-speaking country. 🇸🇳

A milestone of growth, resilience & collaboration in the fight against misinformation. 🌍
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 22h
As statistics for 2023/24 have not yet been released, there is no evidence to support the claim that Cape Town had the second-highest murder rate of any municipality in 2024. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 22h
Research by the South Africa Cities Network, based on the South Africa Police Service crime statistics, shows that in 2022/23, Nelson Mandela Bay had the highest murder rate. Cape Town ranked fourth.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 22h
Claim: In 2024, Cape Town had the second-highest murder rate of any municipality in South Africa, behind Nelson Mandela Bay.

Verdict: Unproven. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 22h
Although cross-country comparisons have limitations, an expert said they provided a benchmark for evaluating whether levels of violence in a country are relatively normal or exceptional. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 23h
A statistician at the UNODC said that the data did not cover all countries for all years, and that any rankings were therefore limited to countries with available data. He also confirmed that the UNODC did not have 2023 murder data for South Africa. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 23h
2023 data shows a murder rate of 49.44 per 100,000 for Jamaica and 45.72 per 100,000 for Ecuador. The Caribbean countries of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had higher murder rates.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 23h
The article attributes this claim to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). However, South Africa’s rate of 43.72 murders for every 100,000 people is from 2022. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 23h
Claim: The murder rate in South Africa is behind only Jamaica and Ecuador.

Verdict: Unproven. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 23h
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the widely read Guardian newspaper still caught our attention. Here’s what we found. africacheck.info/capetown_dan...
Is Cape Town South Africa's second most dangerous city? Here's what the numbers show
There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the Guardian still caught our attention.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 4d
Misinformation spreads fast. 🚨

Africa Check works every day to stop it — holding those in power to account, exposing scams, and debunking false health claims.

But with major funders pulling out, our work is at risk. 💔 Help us keep independent fact-checking alive: africacheck.org/donate
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 6d
🎤 On 26 Sept, Africa Check’s #Kenya editor Alphonce Shiundu spoke at Zetech University on “Info resilience in the age of AI”! Over 200 journalism students from 11 universities explored mis/disinformation, our work & the Africa Fact-Checking Awards. 📰✨ #MediaLiteracy #FactChecking #AfricaCheck
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
However, no verifiable data supports the president’s claim of N30 billion or 153,000 beneficiaries. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Credicorp, a government-backed finance institution, was set up to expand consumer credit in Nigeria. By June 2025, it had disbursed loans to 100,000 people and later distributed 50 tricycles in Lagos. Its website reports 111,000 beneficiaries and over N19.5 billion disbursed.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Claim: “Credicorp … has granted 153,000 Nigerians N30 billion affordable loans for vehicles, solar energy, home upgrades, digital devices, and more.”

Verdict: Unproven africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
According to the NBS, rail transport grew by 43.8% in the second quarter of 2025, and water by 27.9%. In the first quarter of 2025, rail grew by 28.95% and water by 3.46%. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Claim: “Rail and water transport grew by over 40% and 27%, respectively.”

Verdict: Correct africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Tinubu said coal mining rebounded strongly, and @nbs_nigeria data supports this. The sector fell 22.28% in early 2025 but surged 57.53% in the second quarter, making it the fastest-growing sector, ahead of quarrying (45.86%) and rail transport (43.08%).
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Claim: “Coal mining recovered dramatically from a 22% decline in Q1 [2025] to 57.5% growth in Q2 [2025], becoming one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing sectors.”

Verdict: Correct
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Nigeria depends heavily on oil for revenue. Production averaged just over 1 million barrels per day in May 2023. By July 2025, it rose to 1.51 million bpd, with the petroleum commission reporting 1.54 million in January and 1.63 million in August 2025. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Claim: “Oil production rebounded to 1.68 million barrels per day from barely 1 million in May 2023.”

Verdict: Mostly correct africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
FIRS reported N21.7 trillion in federal tax collections for 2024, but without full national data, Tinubu’s claim can’t be independently verified. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Nigeria’s last official tax-to-GDP ratio was 10.86% in 2021, with no newer data since. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) aims to raise it to 18% by 2026, while the IMF estimated it at 9.4% in 2023, citing revised GDP figures. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
Claim: “Our tax-to-GDP ratio has risen to 13.5% from less than 10%.”

Verdict: Unproven africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 7d
We couldn't verify this as Nigeria's budget office has failed to publish a quarterly budget implementation report for nearly a year, in violation of the law. africacheck.info/tinubu_indep...
Fact or spin? Fact-checking Nigerian president Tinubu’s Independence Day economics
Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government. We investigated 18.
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